Not sure why you give credit to politicians. Politicians are not smart enough to engineer this.
This is completely the genius of capitalism. The reality is there are millions of people out there who cannot meaningfully contribute to the modern global economy. You can see this very clearly in the rapidly declining labor force [1]. All of this excess labor has to go. We need to get rid these people as fast as possible because they are literally a huge drag (on growth) and they are making us all poorer.
But how?
The free market to the rescue! No need for government thugs or complicated, expensive social engineering campaigns. The free market can precisely target this excess labor and liquidate it with just the right price signals. The results speak for themselves: suicides are up 30%, birth rates are the lowest they've been in 30 years [2] and we are finally seeing significant declines in life expectancy [3]. All of this is happening while corporate profits are soaring to new heights and the economy is actually growing! [4]
This is completely the genius of capitalism. The reality is there are millions of people out there who cannot meaningfully contribute to the modern global economy. You can see this very clearly in the rapidly declining labor force [1]. All of this excess labor has to go. We need to get rid these people as fast as possible because they are literally a huge drag (on growth) and they are making us all poorer.
But how?
The free market to the rescue! No need for government thugs or complicated, expensive social engineering campaigns. The free market can precisely target this excess labor and liquidate it with just the right price signals. The results speak for themselves: suicides are up 30%, birth rates are the lowest they've been in 30 years [2] and we are finally seeing significant declines in life expectancy [3]. All of this is happening while corporate profits are soaring to new heights and the economy is actually growing! [4]
You think politicians could be this effective?
[1] https://www.kansascityfed.org/~/media/files/publicat/econrev...
[2] https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-44151642
[3] https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2017/12/life-expe...
[4] https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/28/corporate-profits-highest-in...