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![Noahpinion Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:24/cr:twitter::281877818.png) Noah Smith 🐇 [@Noahpinion](/creator/twitter/Noahpinion) on x 355.5K followers
Created: 2025-07-04 21:40:26 UTC

The only thing I can think of that would have even a slight chance of working -- other than returning society to preindustrial standards of living -- is to cut off old-age health and pension benefits to childless people. 

(I expect China to try this soon.)


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