US Births fall 4% in 2020 Down 142,000

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I'm surprised that the young people who grew up around economic recessions (including one right now), record student loan debt, a lack of affordable housing, school-shooting drills, a global pandemic, a rapidly-declining environment and (at least in 2020) President Trump wouldn't have the funds or faith to have as many children as previous generations.

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I’m guessing this is why about 10-15 states are trying to make abortion a crime. /n(naive)

Please don't tell me that's a new internet thing ala the sarcasm tag /w (worried)

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I'm surprised that the young people who grew up around economic recessions (including one right now), record student loan debt, a lack of affordable housing, school-shooting drills, a global pandemic, a rapidly-declining environment and (at least in 2020) President Trump wouldn't have the funds or faith to have as many children as previous generations.

I agree with some of the economic factors as well as Covid but I doubt school shooters play a big risk into decisions on whether to have kids or not. Murder rates were far higher 50-30 years ago.

I mentioned it less as an indictment of violent crime currently and more an indictment of the current school system.

Between that, the prevalence of social media & cyber bullying and the rise in youth suicide/depression (All of which was nowhere near what it was a decade ago when I graduated), I can't imagine being a hormonal middle/high schooler today.

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School debt doesn’t make much sense as a factor. Europe also cratered. In fact, countries with more generous social nets seem to suffer more in this regard.

Not as a singular factor. Just one out of many