How population decline will rob us of youth + Democrats Should Be Encouraging Women to Have All the Babies They Want

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6. Interesting

and food for thought.

But in our specific case there are, as always, some caveats.

Persistently high home prices have locked young families out home ownership.

Outrageous costs for day care/nursery car make young couples balk at starting a family.

Lack or paid parental leave impacts as well.

Wage stagnation for the last 45 years gives young marrieds less money to spend on the above items.

In short, the lack of a social safety net and higher wages, which all our economic peers enjoy to one degree or another, makes it pretty certain we're not having a baby boom anytime soon. These are structural problems, but in the near term, I'd think people are stocking up on contraceptives rather than picking out colors for the nursery.