Posted on 11/09/2018 6:47:33 AM PST by ek_hornbeck
There has been a remarkable global decline in the number of children women are having, say researchers.
Their report found fertility rate falls meant nearly half of countries were now facing a "baby bust" - meaning there are insufficient children to maintain their population size.
The researchers said the findings were a "huge surprise".
And there would be profound consequences for societies with "more grandparents than grandchildren".
How big has the fall been?
The study, published in the Lancet, followed trends in every country from 1950 to 2017.
In 1950, women were having an average of 4.7 children in their lifetime. The fertility rate all but halved to 2.4 children per woman by last year.
But that masks huge variation between nations.
The fertility rate in Niger, west Africa, is 7.1, but in the Mediterranean island of Cyprus women are having one child, on average.
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Many don't seek out difficult, well-paying jobs, but are content working for teenager wages. There are plenty of jobs a man could raise a family on, but you have to work long hard hours at physically and/or mentally challenging work.
The US brings in 1.1 million LEGAL PERMANENT IMMIGRANTS a year, the highest number in the world by far. Since 1990 over 35 million legal immigrants have entered this country, which is equivalent to the current population of Canada. Do we have a shortage of workers.
US labor participation rates (1980-2018) ages 16-65:
That might be true in lower cost area’s of the country.
Where I live a decent apartment can easily cost $2000.00 a month.
Add in Child care and Medical expenses and unless you have help that is way to much for many people.
Anecdote: I remember purchasing a set of home medical encyclopedias 40 years ago. In that set I read about how women's anatomy became less sexually satisfying after the birth of more than two children. How on earth did they arrive at the two year number? The answer is obvious: academia decided to discourage births, so they made childbirth the enemy of men.
An important part of self-awareness is discovering WHY we think and feel what we think and feel.
Move.
One parent stays home and the other one works at a job with benefits.
Drive a used car.
Cook your meals from scratch.
Don't waste your money on drugs and booze.
Buy your clothes at Walmart and Kohls.
It's not rocket surgery.
Well apparently the ChiComs think they’re in a death spiral because they’ve backed off of the One Child Policy and are talking about letting you have three.
I bet in the US The strongest predictor is how seriously Christian they are!
Let me think of my church. Women who were married and are now past repro years - kids who werent miscarried or anything
Average 3.0. I was very scientific did the member ship roll and everything!
Married women in my church that have children so far that are still possible for more we have 9 kids for 6 moms bit that number likely to increase some are quite newly wed!
Many others are happy to have lots of kids, in spite of the sacrifices they make. To each their own.
The most powerful way a man and woman can improve the world is to raise Godly children.
The self-centered life. I commend you for your honesty.
South Korea has a fertility rate of 1.26. North Korea 1.95.
Hong Kong: 1.19
Macau: .95
Taiwan: 1.13
Japan: 1.41
Thailand: 1.52
Singapore: .83
Vietnam: 1.81
Laos: 2.7
Cambodia: 2.52
Indonesia: 2.11
Malaysia: 2.50
The United States is choosing to admit those people both legally - through legal processes - and extra-legally through lax enforcement.
“Do we have a shortage of workers?” In some sectors, we do, although I would argue that this is less because of low birthrates than because of excess schooling and transfer-payments to non-workers.
Anyway, I wrote “IN PART because they do not have sufficient workers ...”. There are other factors, both economic and ideological, that figure in countries’ decisions regarding immigration.
We do not. What we have is a shortage of employers who are willing to pay American rather than Mexican wages for this work.
“It’s not rocket surgery,” is going on my list of must-use phrases, right after, “Go step on a Lego!” which I also heard today.
Will you accept “not the sharpest knife in the chandelier” in exchange?
I disagree. In some sectors, employers are paying far above minimum wage for any employee with a pulse who will show up on time, sober, and not steal. In other sectors, such as heavy equipment mechanics, employers are beginning for trained people of any race, sex, creed, or planetary origin who can pass a drug test.
There ARE labor shortages in our economy, and they are not due solely to wage factors. Many people, if they have a chance to live without working ... endlessly as a “student,” or as a mother on benefits, or off your baby-mamas’ benefits, or on “disability” in your parents’ basement ... will not work, regardless of the wage offered.
That is a ridiculous statement. Almost comical.
Perfect. Nail on the head.
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