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Freddie

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4. Talk about not looking ahead

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Wed Feb 18, 2026, 12:25 PM

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The younger generations are having way fewer babies than we did. This is going to catch up to the labor market eventually. Who’s going to do those jobs that need to be done? Who’s going take care of us when we’re elderly? I predict in 20 years the government (providing we have one) is going to be begging good honest people to come here and work.

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