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		smolder on Feb 22, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: 'The Problem Index' – Which Countries Have the Wor... A workforce that dies younger presumably is a less healthy workforce with fewer useful years of work per person. So, it's not necessarily economically desirable.

hef19898 on Feb 22, 2023 [–]

Also, the old can take care of the really young, freeing up the young to do other stuff, from working double shifts to fighting wars.

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