# Leave the birthrate alone

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**Created:** [April 15, 2026, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leave-the-birthrate-alone/1029286 "2026-04-15T12:30:52Z")\
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> [@DrDeth](#):
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> It hasnt been. Some issues in Japan. I worked until I was quite old- and I still do volunteer work-, and people are working later and later. 70 isnt too old to work today.

People not having a real retirement and being forced to work while old and sick is a sign of social malaise, not something to be happy about. It does in fact demonstrate a problem with a rapidly declining population.

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