I don't believe in
Why not? Eventually those kids will enter the workforce and be supporting your Social Sec/Medicare. Or if you're rich enough to have your investments/401K etc support you fully, it's still the new workforce that keeps the economy running that makes sure your investments don't drop to $0.
That is to say, I saw the situation differently than my leaders, and I took some initiative to accomplish the mission.
I think the "group think" starts when they convinced you that their mission was your mission.
If you think the system is working, ask someone who's waiting for a prompt.