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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]People are quick to jump on OP but it’s one reason birthrates are down in industrialized nations.  And that’s a good thing.[/b]  One thing that drives me nuts about this website is that someone comes on saying they don’t know if they should have kids, and then everyone tries to talk them into it.  Why? If you’re at all unsure, don’t have them.  And certainly don’t view them as a financial investment.[/quote]
[b]Well it's a "thing," but not at all clear that it's good. If we don't get back to a 2.0 replacement rate soon, the effects on public policy could be enormous. Medicare, Social Security, etc will all have to be reevaluated in light of an older population with fewer and fewer young workers to sustain it. Just ask China, which is grappling with some unintended consequences of its "one child" policy.[/b] [/quote]
I'm surprised that it took this long for someone to make this point.  Low birthrates come at a societal cost too.  [/quote]

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