Why U.S. Population Growth Is Collapsing

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Why U.S. Population Growth Is Collapsing

March 29, 2022 at 3:00 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 90 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2022/03/29/why-u-s-population-growth-is-collapsing/

"SNIP......

The Atlantic: “The U.S. population grew at the slowest pace in history in 2021, according to census data released last week. That news sounds extreme, but it’s on trend. First came 2020, which saw one of the lowest U.S. population-growth rates ever. And now we have 2021 officially setting the all-time record.”

“U.S. growth didn’t slowly fade away: It slipped, and slipped, and then fell off a cliff.”

......SNIP"

[Indykatie]

1. Why? Folks Aren't Having As Many Kids in These Chaotic Times.

[onecaliberal]

2. A million people are dead from COVID

[LonePirate]

3. Raising children is unaffordable & we are closing our borders to those most likely to start a family

[Sympthsical]

4. Because we can't afford kids

Sincerely,

Millennials and Zoomers.

Maybe we can get a helpful lecture from people. "You need to create a pregnancy by your boot straps!"

It's always so motivating.

[Amishman]

22. This! My wife and I have two and stopped for financial reasons

We would have wanted at least a third but can't afford to do so without making major compromises financially

I have friends who were limited to one for the same reasons

[NickB79]

5. We don't want immigrants anymore either

Turns out that we actually DO need all those immigrants coming here after all.

[peppertree]

6. Part of a long-term trend in the developed world that began in the mid-1960s

Even in the third world, birth rates have fallen by around half since then - from an average of 6 children per woman (over her lifetime) in the '60s, to around 3 today.

And that's excluding China - which in 2021 saw its fertility rate (avg. number of babies per woman over her lifetime) fall to 1.15.

Very close to their long sought-after 1-child policy.

[Scrivener7]

7. Good! Much better for the planet.

[doubleplusgood]

11. +1000 nt

[Hoyt]

8. I too see this as good news.

[DSandra]

9. They trap us millennials in debt, and raise the prices of basic living sky high...

We don't have money to have children and raise a family. In addition, you need to believe that you can still be making enough money to raise a family 10, 20 years down the road, and with the future of jobs uncertain with the continual war on good jobs by the business elite (including rising automation), and the future of this country and even the planet uncertain, how can you trust that you won't bring a child into this world just to suffer?

Society has left us to the wolves and wonder why we won't be like previous generations...

[AwakeAtLast]

20. Oh no, Gen X got it, too.

We are the parents of Zoomers. Our entire adult life has been wage suppressed and we have lived through 4 major Wall Street meltdowns, the first one in 1987.

But I'm sorry you have been along on part of that ride!

[keep_left]

21. GenX, and arguably the end of the Boomer generation, witnessed huge changes...

...in the economy. In the late '80s and early '90s, there were already books being written with titles like America: What Went Wrong? GenX was probably the last generation whose members had any chance at maintaining parity with their parents' standard of living, let alone surpassing it.

I discovered that there is an updated version of the book, America: What Went Wrong? The Crisis Deepens. Link below:

https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/commentary/america-what-went-wrong-donald-barlett-james-steele-book-20200614.html

[Hugin]

10. TFG is a real mood killer.

There isn't enough Barry White in the universe or Viagra to overcome it.

[MLAA]

12. If I were younger I'd think twice about bringing children into a world where we have not

taken climate change seriously and continue to destroy our planet.

[questionseverything]

13. Covid made it very difficult medically for women to carry to term

If and/or when we get rid of covid, the numbers should rise again

[Kaleva]

14. The nation had been aging for awhile

As the segment of the population that is past child rearing years grows bigger and bigger, it stands to reason that there is a smaller percentage of the population that can have children and this leads to low population growth

[roamer65]

15. Inflation is the strongest form of birth control.

I hope it goes higher for the sake of the planet.

[ProfessorGAC]

16. Actually, Wage Suppression Would Be #1

Inflation is second because it's temporary. But, wage suppression has been going on for a generation & a half.

[roamer65]

17. True, both together are a potent mix.

I’m really glad I have no children.

I really wouldn’t want to be dumping this hot mess on them.

[LiberalFighter]

18. I'm okay with that. Too many will use up resources.

[keithbvadu2]

19. 1+

[Lancero]

23. And for the benefit of the planet, it needs to collapse even further.

[Baitball Blogger]

24. There's a baby boom coming.

My prediction. As people get accustom to Covid, couples will begin to start their families again.