Liberalism is a mental illness thread

[Aussie_Steeler]

3. We collapse and all hell breaks lose. That debt can't grow forever. 39 trillion and counting.

https://www.usdebtclock.org/

That debt clock not only covers debt. It shows the number of Americans in the workforce and not in the work force now and in 2000.

The number of Americans in the workforce has dropped by 1% since 2000, whilst the number not in the work force has increase by 25%. Or another way of looking at it there were about 2 hosts for every parasite, now it's about 1.55 hosts for every parasite. If that trend keeps going your scenario 3 is going to be looking more and more likely,

 

[ZonaBurgh]

That debt clock not only covers debt. It shows the number of Americans in the workforce and not in the work force now and in 2000.

The number of Americans in the workforce has dropped by 1% since 2000, whilst the number not in the work force has increase by 25%. Or another way of looking at it there were about 2 hosts for every parasite, now it's about 1.55 hosts for every parasite. If that trend keeps going your scenario 3 is going to be looking more and more likely,

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I don't consider those of my generation that worked for 50+ years then retired, parasites, but do agree the number of families producing children for the next generation are decreasing.