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LiberalArkie

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1. Hint, it is not just the U.S. All the industrial nations. Young adults can't afford to take care of themselves

Reply to IronLionZion (Original post)

Fri May 30, 2025, 02:15 PM

May 30

much less a child also.

Thailand birth rate for 2022 was 9.72, a 1.88% decline from 2021
Japan birth rate for 2023 was 7.01, a 1.35% decline from 2022. Japan birth rate for 2022 was 7.11 , a 1.33% decline from 2021
Vietnam's fertility rate currently stands at 1.91 children per woman, ranking among the five lowest in Southeast Asia, according to the Ministry of Health.
While the regional average is 2.0 children per woman, Vietnam's rate is only higher than Brunei (1.8), Malaysia (1.6), Thailand and Singapore (both 1.0).

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Why The U.S. Government Can't Convince Americans To Have Kids [View all] IronLionZion May 30 OP

Hint, it is not just the U.S. All the industrial nations. Young adults can't afford to take care of themselves LiberalArkie May 30 #1

Children are expensive. When your mortgage or rent, electricity, water, transportation....is... chouchou May 30 #2

not one et tu May 30 #3

Not to mention the threat of AI Linda ladeewolf May 30 #4

We need to give lots more tax cuts to our billionaires IronLionZion May 30 #7

The only thing that will trickle down Linda ladeewolf Jun 1 #9

They want forced birth and intend to get it, one way or another. lark May 30 #5

Happily child free my whole life. Basso8vb May 30 #6

Having kids is the greatest accomplishment of my life k_buddy762 May 30 #8

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