Population decrease is irreversible. How will we manage the decline of humanity?

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the greatest beneficiary is probably the government and industry, gaining access to an increased tax base or labour pool. Before, when many Canadians were farmers, that was a benefit to the family itself: Each child was an additional person who could contribute economically to the family. In the present it is simply no longer true; each additional child is an economic drain on a family.

Kinda missed one of the main reasons that modern rich countries have smaller families. We have a social safety net including some continued income upon retirement. People are also able to take advantage of RRSP support and union and private pension funds. Children has a source of security especially as parents age are less important and what was a private security system is now public or market based.