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[โ€“] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It's cheaper to care for elderly than pay for raising children. Eventually the elderly die and those resources are freed up. But with children, you end up with adults using even more resources.

A huge factor for the Rennaissance was all the elderly dying in the Black Plague. Less people is better for workers because their labor becomes more valuable. It's only the owners that suffer in population decline because their servants are more expensive.

[โ€“] Rolder@reddthat.com 3 points 11 months ago

The children turned adults will generally be working and contributing to the economy though. Elderly will not and use up a metric ton of healthcare resources.