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Oh indeed, but the underlying problem is broadly the same - children are a lot of hassle and expense, and in advanced nations the calculus appears to be that th
by somewhereoutth 3y ago
Oh indeed, but the underlying problem is broadly the same - children are a lot of hassle and expense, and in advanced nations the calculus appears to be that they aren't worth it (to each individual). We must change that calculus, or our civilization will evaporate.
- ImAnAmateur 3y agoI don't see it, in the United States, as being that severe. The housing and economic squeeze is going to change the locations that people live and may change the ways in which people live together, but I don't expect it to become a wound so long as the corrective curve is round. I expect new laws which are likely to act as a pressure valve towards this issue. If something cannot continue forever, then it won't. Population decrease may be inevitable and if so then handling it with less panic is smart.
- somewhereoutth 3y agoI haven't checked the stats, but I believe the US population growth is supported by mass immigration? The US system works well for immigration, as it gives (or purports to give) opportunities to do well, while spending few resources looking after those that fail.
- kthejoker2 3y agoDefine "severe" https://econofact.org/the-mystery-of-the-declining-u-s-birth-rate https://econofact.org/the-mystery-of-the-declining-u-s-birth...