We can accept the other side of the curve, but it has consequences that many are unwilling to discuss, let alone face.
Many social services & benefits are designed under an assumption of growth. Ofc we can change the assumptions but this also requires changing the programs, either making them less generous or raising taxes. Neither of those are vote getters, so politicians & govt staff feel a strong incentivize to try anything but those. We can try to make it up with immigration too, but at the scale required, immigration is also unpopular.
I don't think there's any silver bullet here.
