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The population has been growing but if we had not eliminated about 50 million of our taxpayers then the population growth would have been greater than it was and it would have compensated for the rise in life expectancies. The framers of the plan were well aware of increasing lifespans since medical technology was increasing in their day. They could predict the future needs of the plan by looking at birth rates. What they did not anticipate was the demographic disaster of abortion and the harm it would cause to the Social Security system they were crafting. You cannot eliminate 50 million people without some economic impact. |