What do you think of the low birth rates in Canada and the US?
International economists and demographers who measure these things have determined that a 2.1 cildren per woman is needed to sustain a healthy economy. I Canada and the US, ours is hovering around 1.3 children per woman.
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Posted by dejaentendu90 Jun 3rd, 2012 at 3:27PM
NOT LOW ENOUGH.
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Posted by wraithorn Jun 3rd, 2012 at 3:34PM
I think that a lower birth rate anywhere in the world is a good thing. We are too many already. I think that a healthy economy is less important than a healthy planet.
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Posted by CrystalVisionary Jun 3rd, 2012 at 3:29PM
Its how it goes... the smartest among us have the least number of children and the least educated have the most... Im more concerned as to what this is going to do to our global gene pool.
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Reply by Rolle2323 Jun 3rd, 2012 at 3:33PM
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Reply by crosseyedlemon Jun 4th, 2012 at 6:30AM
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Posted by BeautifulDistraction Jun 3rd, 2012 at 4:33PM
I think it's a good thing! When the baby boomers are gone the system will start to flow once again. Until then picture a snake that just ate a goat...until that huge mass works it's way out everything else behind it is backed up as well. My generation is screwed!! My sons generation will be great!!
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Posted by atadir Jun 3rd, 2012 at 3:39PM
It means we need to welcome immigration in order to sustain the economy. Fortunately for everyone, there are lots of overpopulated countries out there with lots of people who want to get out.
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I've also heard that this is one of the reasons that a lot of pissed-off white folks want to limit birth-control and abortion, so we'll breed more white babies here at home. I guess they figure that too much immigration will tip the ethnic balance in someone else's favour.
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Posted by TheSquirrel Jun 3rd, 2012 at 3:33PM
My bet is the world is in for some large catastrophes in the next couple of decades. I am glad that my kids will be in one of those countries because the pain will be a lot less painful in North America than in, say, Holland, when the water rises a couple of feet. The rising water thing will bring unthinkable problems for other countries, most of which have steeply rising populations. Some of the island countries will be completely immersed with just another three feet. So will huge chunks of Bangladesh where tens of millions live right there at sea level.
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Posted by caithness Jun 3rd, 2012 at 3:32PM
I disagree, there are too many children being born to welfare mothers who can't afford to take care of them-selves. How could more of these kids possibly save our economy, when the stats I read say that a third of them will end up on some form of assistance as well?
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Posted by Lifeiscalling Jun 3rd, 2012 at 4:12PM
It has been going down since the baby boomers started all turning 18.
Our parents generation avg, 4-5 kids per household
Our generation avg 2.5 kids
Our kids are avg 1.3
figure our grandchildren may not have kids or only chose to have one
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Posted by martini87 Jun 3rd, 2012 at 3:31PM
It is an economic choice now. I work in education and I see parents make very hard choices when it comes to schools and the money need to get into them. And lets not forget about all the other finacial obligations that come with children. There are so many it makes me dizzy.
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