Should the government encourage a baby boom???

number10a

Quite often, we hear mention of the pension timebomb that's looming ahead of us. This being caused by the fact that at the moment there are six workers to pay for every pensioner, and by mid-century there will be less two workers for every pensioner (link). Taking the example of the South Korean government encouraging a baby boom to prevent a pension timebomb there, should our government be doing the same???

dvpower

Yes. Pyramid schemes never fail.

WindSock

Less people = less traffic + less queues = Win!

Yakult

Should just kill off everyone over 60. Pension problem solved.

arent we already in a bit of a baby boom

number10a

bluewolf wrote: »

arent we already in a bit of a baby boom

We are apparently. But that wasn't encouraged. It's probably because of unemployment and lower wages causing people to resort to the cheapest form of entertainment (and looking to keep the heating bill down in the big freeze).

Keogg

bluewolf wrote: »

arent we already in a bit of a baby boom

yeah, I heard on the radio the other day that there was the highest amount of babies born in last year than for 30 years or something...

UrbanSea

Yes. Everybody loves getting their hole.

mikom

number10a wrote: »

Taking the example of the South Korean government encouraging a baby boom to prevent a pension timebomb there, should our government be doing the same???

Great idea.
I suggest that all first born take the name Ponzi.

Hogzy

mikom wrote: »

I suggest that all first born take the name Ponzi.

That or Bernard!

ejmaztec

There's no point encouraging a baby-boom to pay for an ageing population, because as soon as those babies grow up, they will feck off out of the country pronto, because those asswipes up in Dublin won't have created enough jobs for them.

Dravokivich

R_H_C_P wrote: »

Should just kill off everyone over 60. Pension problem solved.

Logans Run?

alwaysadub

Brian Cowen or Mary Harney talking about sex would totally ruin my sex drive..

ctrl-alt-delete

Sounds like a great idea....

But then we'll have the same problem again as a result of that.....

But we'd know that a baby boom would solve it for us......

But then we'll have the same problem again as a result of that.....

But we'd know that a baby boom would solve it for us......

But then we'll have the same problem again as a result of that.....

But we'd know that a baby boom would solve it for us......

But then we'll have the same problem again as a result of that.....

Can you see where i'm going with this?...

Cos i sure as fook can't.

ctrl-alt-delete

alwaysadub wrote: »

Brian Cowen or Mary Harney talking about sex would totally ruin my sex drive..

They should have a baby boom,

the little scamp could be president!

SugarHigh

The age of retirement should be no more than 5 years less than the average life expectancy. Women should also have to work for longer.

alwaysadub

ctrl-alt-delete wrote: »

They should have a baby boom,

the little scamp could be president!

You're lucky i've just finished my dinner,cos i wouldn't be able to eat without bringing it back up at that thought!

Liam Byrne

Taxing condoms as a luxury item means they are already doing this. :P