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Your theory fails because northern European countries have significantly higher fertility rates than the US. See: https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/field/t
by whitemary 4y ago
Your theory fails because northern European countries have significantly higher fertility rates than the US. See: https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/field/total-fertility-rate/country-comparison https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/field/total-fertility...
> Total Fertility Rate (TFR) is a more direct measure of the level of fertility than the crude birth rate, since it refers to births per woman.
- refurb 4y agoIf you're worried about population decline, it's birth rate you want to look at, not TFR.
- whitemary 4y agoIf you're comparing 2 different countries without the exact same populations, you need TFR. And that is the case here. I am utterly amazed at the lengths you people go to reinforce your delusions. Sorry to break it to you but libertarianism is a childish utopian fantasy.
- refurb 4y agoThe personal attack is unwarranted. And I'm not sure what libertarianism has to do with math. If you're worried about population decline, it's birth rate (birth per capita) that matters, not TFR. It doesn't matter if your TFR is higher, but your replacement rate is lower.