If the US economy functioned fine 10, 20, 50, and 100 years ago, when the population was ~half the size, why can’t it withstand a population decline now?

Question

If the US economy functioned fine 10, 20, 50, and 100 years ago, when the population was ~half the size, why can’t it withstand a population decline now?

In: Economics

Answer 1

Because idiots created a pyramid scheme to keep ungrateful boomers alive and now we have to bring in as many people as possible because no one wants to have kids(because boomers horde all the wealth and no one can live a comfortable when they don’t share)

But the population crisis is a worldwide phenomenon and eventually every country will have to face it. The result is going to be the eventual destruction of social security, there is no real alternative. You can import immigrants until the rest of the world starts feeling this too, you can raise taxes but that only delays the problem a little bit.

The only solution will be the destruction of the social safety net that should have never existed. People will be mad for me saying that but idk why, youre never seeing any of that money anyway.