US Birthrate Continues to Decline

[OhPleaseJustQuit]

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"Health care" in America is a demon.

The insurance and pHARMa industries need to be hammered into the ground.

I doubt if that family ever even asked for a second or third opinion.

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[JohnDB]

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"Health care" in America is a demon.

The insurance and pHARMa industries need to be hammered into the ground.

I doubt if that family ever even asked for a second or third opinion.

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Young people....first or second baby....of COURSE they felt they had no other options and are now saddled with insurmountable debt. The bills inflated without reason.

They will have to declare bankruptcy and then be saddled with that black mark in the future.
A 22,000/month payment? Mortgages aren't that high of a payment. 2 payments is a normal yearly salary.

 

[initforme]

Other country's food chains are more localized than American food chains. IOW things are very much grown in the neighborhood they are consumed in. (Same as Europe)
Only in the USA is corn or wheat put on a railcar and shipped everywhere and anywhere. Also things are more "legacy" as far as varieties go.

So if it was a localized phenomenon from food it would show up immediately. Like zitka virus showed up in various neighborhoods immediately and areas would be treated to get rid of the offending mosquitos.

This is showing up to be much more widespread.

Now it can be attributed to a wide range of different factors....everything from economic to viral and or medicinal treatments. We just don't know without any strong correlation AND PATHOLOGY. (Gotta have a pathology).

However the cure is likely for people to have more sex and less birth control. Even if it isn't, most people are not opposed and it would be fun to try the cure.

Less birth control is not feasible. People are smarter than that. Many don't want kids and they are taking steps to avoid unwanted pregancies...good on them. It's a choice not a responsibility.

 

[JohnDB]

Less birth control is not feasible. People are smarter than that. Many don't want kids and they are taking steps to avoid unwanted pregancies...good on them. It's a choice not a responsibility.

There are plenty of people who do want children....the infant babies waiting list is still years long.

That still doesn't mean that there are not going to be American high school closings over the next 4 years. They won't be needed as there won't be enough children to fill them. Same thing with elementary schools and middle schools.

Our age demographics should be something looking like a triangle with the pointy part on top with a wide base.
Instead it looks like an inverted trapezoid with a small bottom and past a certain age everyone is dead.

We got REAL problems. Other countries are in worse shape. Their inverted trapezoid looks more like an inverted triangle as the years go by....so will ours unless some of these issues are resolved.

We are already looking at instituting mandatory public service for things like fire, police, military, retirement centers, Nursing, and etc....
We won't have a choice soon enough as these things require young people. And if the numbers being born are insufficient to provide volunteers....that's what's coming.

 

[initforme]

There are plenty of people who do want children....the infant babies waiting list is still years long.

That still doesn't mean that there are not going to be American high school closings over the next 4 years. They won't be needed as there won't be enough children to fill them. Same thing with elementary schools and middle schools.

Our age demographics should be something looking like a triangle with the pointy part on top with a wide base.
Instead it looks like an inverted trapezoid with a small bottom and past a certain age everyone is dead.

We got REAL problems. Other countries are in worse shape. Their inverted trapezoid looks more like an inverted triangle as the years go by....so will ours unless some of these issues are resolved.

We are already looking at instituting mandatory public service for things like fire, police, military, retirement centers, Nursing, and etc....
We won't have a choice soon enough as these things require young people. And if the numbers being born are insufficient to provide volunteers....that's what's coming.

Where are they looking at mandatory public service? Haven't heard that.

 

[JohnDB]

Where are they looking at mandatory public service? Haven't heard that.

It's what happens during age demographic collapse. It's the ONLY realistic way of solving the issue. Or we can import Somalian and South American immigrants....but that hasn't worked out so well.

 

[initforme]

It's what happens during age demographic collapse. It's the ONLY realistic way of solving the issue. Or we can import Somalian and South American immigrants....but that hasn't worked out so well.

Things will naturally unfold. Perhaps this young generation will volunteer as the birth rate keeps declining.

 

[JohnDB]

Things will naturally unfold. Perhaps this young generation will volunteer as the birth rate keeps declining.

People will get busy managing wealth left to them by parents. The society after the Black Plague in Europe was unique. Skilled craftsman providing goods were rare. Soldiers/police even moreso. People had money/land but nothing to spend it on or could not hire people to do the labor jobs they could afford.
There was a type of inflation due to many people having excess wealth but minimal ways to spend/invest it.
What they weren't going to do was be a volunteer fire brigade, a volunteer soldier/police, or any number of other public service positions we have today.

Robots with AI are going to take our jobs....as they keep searching for a high utility robot capable of almost any task a human is.
(Lots of hurdles to get past)

But mandatory public service is usually how demographic collapse is handled. Many countries like Israel utilize it today. Russia is currently doing it as well. Korea, Japan, and a few other European nations (Greece, Italy, and etc) are looking at it longingly after dumping the illegal immigrants.