US fertility rate (1.62) is the lowest in a century! Blame it on economic inequality, poverty, and high cost of living.
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by wakeup2019
US fertility rate (1.62) is the lowest in a century! Blame it on economic inequality, poverty, and high cost of living.
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by wakeup2019
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Look at the graph since 2008. We’ve never recovered.
Forget about Ai killing us!
Rich people are doing it for themselves
The chart really shows the effects of legalized abortion more than anything else economic related.
Many developed nations, including the US, are experiencing low fertility rates, while developing countries are seeing a population boom. This could be attributed to the current culture in developed countries, where individuals feel they must prioritize their career over starting a family, or they simply cannot afford to have children. In contrast, individuals in developing countries may be more accustomed to a lower standard of living and are less burdened by the idea of fulfilling personal desires before starting a family.
Tbh won’t matter much due to immigration.
Within only a few generations, only the rich will have children. So the good news is that in only a few generations wealth inequality will be solved.
It’s happening everywhere including countries which reddit perceives has more equality. It’s happening in countries like India which is also under replacement rate. It is happening in Muslim countries which are perceived to be conservative with little women rights. All have one thing in common, higher women education. If educated woman don’t want to have too many kids good for them.
when young adults struggle to live well, don’t expect them to bring a baby into their life. duh.
I think it’s a good thing.
I’m not going to condemn another generation to what we’ve been born into until I see us actually get real about things like climate change, income inequality and health care. If these fuckers want more worker bees they’re gonna have to pony up
Also impending ecological collapse… this is just not a good time to have kids!
Also modernization. Even countries like Denmark have low rates.
This is not to say that our crappy economy for working Americans doesn’t hurt. A lot.
If you want to see where we’re heading if we don’t fix things look at South Korea with their *0.81* rate.
Has nothing to do with poverty or income inequality since both were much much worse throughout the past three centuries. The reason for the steep decline is obviously birth control and abortion.
If they let the economy crash people wouldn’t feel helpless. This manufactured fake economy isn’t fooling people at their core.
The terrorist are winning, we must bang like there’s no tomorrow!
Also, it’s not a country that favors new parents. Unlike Europe where the first year is maternal
Paid leave, I think we should try to adapt that model across sectors. Government isn’t of any use in this regard sadly
We need more Trickle-Down Theory and Capitalism
Lol, hardly surprising. People can barely afford to live without having children.
UBI would fix this.
I’ll bet infertility because of microplastics and PFAs are a part of this too
Liberal industrial societies have always had lower birth rates than impoverished barbaric societies, mostly because women can choose not to be reduced to breeding stock, no one needs children for menial labor or trade, and people generally have enough resources to choose other forms of entertainment.
Historically, poverty increases birth rate. So either you’re a genius, or you could benefit from some classical sociology and economics courses.