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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Countries with large social safety nets are also seeing precipitous declines in fertility. It's a nice story--that the lack of maternity leave and universal healthcare is preventing women from having kids--but even if true, it isn't the whole truth. Plenty of countries with strong social safety nets are also seeing low fertility rates. Sweden and Norway are both under 1.7. The mood is pessimistic, our government is not operating well, the future is uncertain, we are bombarded with negative messages all day (the environment, politics, pollution, health issues, declines in education, racial tensions). It's no wonder people don't feel like having babies. [b]Kids used to be an asset, they would help run your business, farm your land, raise your other children, sew/cook/clean. Now they are a liability, taking huge portions of your wealth and using it to...I dunno, protest on college campuses?[/b] [/quote] Lol. Exactly. [/quote]
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