Nevertheless, there are some messages that come through that are inescapable, and they are, similar to earlier long-term fiscal statements or outlooks, that if we keep doing what we're doing we will run out of money. And the reasons are simple and they haven't changed for as long as we've been debating these statements: there are more people living longer, requiring more healthcare, and staying on super for longer, and, as they do so, they have fewer children, meaning fewer taxpayers picking up the bill for more dependants.