Exactly, and no mea culpa

Here's a great article about coming demographic disasters in our country, courtesy of Les freres Bayly.   The article points out the disasters of below-replacement fertility rates around the world, and notes that it has a lot to do with becoming a "professional" society where even the secretaries administrative staff require at least a bachelor's degree, Social(ist) (in)Security, and more, but really, there's a simpler way of putting it.

If you, and everyone you know, fails to have at least a couple of kids, good luck finding someone to change your bedpan in a few decades when you're in the nursing home.  Or, put differently, when Social Security and Medicare start costing over 25% of GDP--and that is likely if you take an honest look at the actuarial statistics--and the young face greatly diminished prospects because of the burden of caring for the elderly, senilicide may someday seem like not such a bad option.

Changing diapers for a few years, or floating to your death on a small iceberg.  Your choice, apparently.