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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Because teachers are in danger of not getting raises for a 4th year and other children aren't having enough resources given to them to help them learn. This area is very expensive. It makes little sense for people without a lot of means to come here when there are thousands of other towns in America where it would be cheaper living for them. I have not heard of the US having a baby shortage. We have one of the biggest baby booms in the world right now.[/quote]

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Due to demographic changes, the U.S. Social Security system will face financial challenges in the near future. Declining fertility rates and increasing life expectancies are causing the U.S. population to age. Today 12 percent of the total population is aged 65 or older, but by 2080, it will be 23 percent. At the same time, the working-age population is shrinking from 60 percent today to a projected 54 percent in 2080. Consequently, the Social Security system is experiencing a declining worker-to-beneficiary ratio, which will fall from 3.3 in 2005 to 2.1 in 2040 (the year in which the Social Security trust fund is projected to be exhausted). This presents a significant challenge to policymakers.

http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/ssb/v66n4/v66n4p37.html

http://www.nationaljournal.com/thenextamerica/demographics/u-s-birth-rate-hits-record-low-20121129 [/quote]

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