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Neither the global birthrate, nor the U.S. population, are currently declining. The U.S. population may decline this year following the Trump administration’s m
by mbgerring 3mo ago
Neither the global birthrate, nor the U.S. population, are currently declining. The U.S. population may decline this year following the Trump administration’s massive increase in violent, capricious removal of immigrants regardless of legal status or criminal record.
Birthrates naturally declining is probably a good thing, but it happens too slowly to make a dent in housing prices without additional interventions.
- robocat 3mo ago> dent in house prices Already dented in Italy and Japan: https://impatria.com/en/magazine/1-euro-houses-italy-foreigners/ https://impatria.com/en/magazine/1-euro-houses-italy-foreign... https://www.akiyajapan.com/japan/cheap-houses https://www.akiyajapan.com/japan/cheap-houses We're propping up house prices in New Zealand by adding 50% immigrants (I think is fantastic - we're now at 30% population born overseas). Stop-gap solution but it is working at present.