US Birthrate Continues to Decline

[candycorn]

So if less and less have them what is the problem? Answer? It's not a problem.

Labor becomes more expensive. Example: the beef industry. We've deported many of the workers who not only work on the ranches but also work in the maintenance, transportation, slaughterhouses, packing plants, secondary transportation. As a result, the costs of labor have gone up and with it, the costs of ground beef have skyrocketed. So much so that the Wal Mart by my condo is actually selling a mix of beef and pork since fewer and fewer of their customers can afford the genuine article.

Native entrepreneurship suffers. If one in 100,000 become an entrepreneur, the fewer births will result in fewer who have that entrepreneur spirit that comes from somewhere. Given the shuttering of the department of education in favor of retards retreading tires, skilled labor is already a dying breed. Fewer births will strain both subsets.

To quote a famous movie. "You remind me of that fella who jumped off of a ten story building over in El Paso. As he passed each floor, people in the building could hear him saying so far so good."

 

[jknowgood]

You indoctrinated women when you told them not to have kids they can’t afford.

Then you turned the economy into a rent seeking oligarchy where having kids is unaffordable.

What did you think would happen?

Hey dumbass, Biden let over 10 million illegals invade our border. Causing a housing problem, then his inflation was record setting. That's the problem.

 

[Lockback]

How could the population levels not go down?

After all, the US is submerged in a Progressive culture of abortion, gender confusion, birth control, and a me first mentality which disallows them from putting family over self. It is a culture who is also now struggling financially, thanks to governmental policies that have promoted increased inflation, inflation that was 100% created by government. They can't even afford themselves so how can they afford a family? I was reading just the other day that last year Planned Parenthood has done a record number of abortions, even though Roe vs. Wade was overturned, and gender confusion among children is up some 4000% since their gender theories have been preached in schools.

But I thought this was the whole Progressive plan all along, which was to decrease population levels. So, break out the champaign and celebrate your accomplishment, and have plenty of lube and tissues at the bedside as well.

Now I will just sit back and listen to you blame this all on Trump per usual.

Go!!!!

Brilliant! You beat me to it. Nothing like abortion, gender confusion, birth control and putting self over family to lead us into a wonderful world of Progressive Nonsense!

 

[jknowgood]

Having children has never been affordable. What has changed is the diminishing value people place on a family as opposed to materialism

I raised my son on my own, it was hard. But I found ways, and I'm a white guy. Lol

 

[candycorn]

Having children has never been affordable. What has changed is the diminishing value people place on a family as opposed to materialism

I think there are multiple causes.

I don't think girls are devaluing family so much. Although you're probably right.

Young women are looking at their stagnant wages--multiple years without a raise--and wonder how they could fit a child into their budget.

Government cut-backs are another thing. Not only have programs been cut but those who are still around have been reduced. I'll give you a real life example. Mine. When I worked public health, the Title X and Title XX grants were what kept the health department afloat. Once I became immersed in the operation, I saw that a girl could get birth control pills, condoms, and other family planning counseling/medications from the government. I went to public high school (around the turn of the century). Nobody ever pulled me aside and told me about what was available free of charge/reduced price. Why? Because the programs--even at that time--were reduced and the first thing that goes bye-bye is outreach. Thusly, we had a whole section of our HS annual that featured mothers; something that the previous generation would have never thought would happen I'm sure. You do outreach in the 8th grade and maybe you don't have 8-12 moms in a class of 500 students like we had in my senior year. You'll probably have 4-8.

Kids today really follow celebs. When you see celebs who have kids pull back from what made them celebs...it registers with girls. Remember Jessica Alba? Yeah...she essentially gave up her career to have kids. Her choice. Many can't afford that decision since they didn't pocket six figures from acting/modeling.

Also, have you seen how angry most dudes are? Say what you want about the blob and politics but ass-hole-ism has to be at an all time high. Why would a young woman want to marry into that?

 

[JohnDB]

Having children has never been affordable. What has changed is the diminishing value people place on a family as opposed to materialism

Actually,
What constitutes a middle class lifestyle and income has risen some over the years....but incomes have NOT.

Wages have never kept pace with inflation.
And men especially do not want to procreate children until they can see a stable, financially secure future. (Accidents happen but planned children do not)

Of course for most young couples....first child is always an accident. And they feel stretched especially thin financially with their first child. The diapers alone are expensive, then daycare and formula and all the ear infections.....

But you aren't exactly wrong either. When it comes to driving new truck or having a baby the truck wins out every time. Because they won't repossess a baby. Trucks don't need emergency room visits or can't go to daycare/school because of the sniffles making you stay home from work to babysit.

Also....hospital costs have skyrocketed. Used to be new parents MIGHT be out a couple hundred dollars per baby with employer's insurance picking up the tab.

Now it's to the tune of $60k out of pocket with insurance.
Nobody can afford that.

 

[initforme]

Labor wages don't affect prices. Period.