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Old 04-10-2010, 20:39   #103
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Re: Child Benefit Scrapped For Higher Rate Tax Payers From 2013

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Originally Posted by danielf View Post
... society needs people to procreate, so their offspring can pay their taxes to pay their parents' pensions. ...
True.

Basically, we have three choices:

a. Encourage citizens to have children.
b. Encourage people to immigrate, and have children.
c. Do neither, and end up with a pensions bill and healthcare system that are unsustainable.
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