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Immigrants have more vitality & energy than stay-in-place folk in US or the home country. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2019 #1
Given the Many Challenges That Especially Women Face, This is No Surprise dlk Jan 2019 #2
Not surprising as babies cost money to raise and millions of people are barely making it cstanleytech Jan 2019 #3
Isn't this good news? Overpopulation is a big problem. PSPS Jan 2019 #4
Spot on. Traildogbob Jan 2019 #22
too many people dugog55 Jan 2019 #72
Exactly! If there's one thing we need to do over the next hundred years, it is reducing Nay Jan 2019 #27
My thoughts exactly! denvine Jan 2019 #31
There's an organization formerly known as Zero Population Growth ... eppur_se_muova Jan 2019 #48
+1000 smirkymonkey Jan 2019 #50
indeed. REJOICE. but now, india & china etc. pansypoo53219 Jan 2019 #64
I believe chinas total fertility rate is lower than ours +declining . Their one child rule although lunasun Jan 2019 #81
+ 100 billion gazillion. BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2019 #52
In my view this is great news! lunatica Jan 2019 #70
That was my first reaction wryter2000 Jan 2019 #71
I agree. Rizen Jan 2019 #75
Fewer babies is a good thing vlyons Jan 2019 #5
+1000 sinkingfeeling Jan 2019 #43
Our society Ohiogal Jan 2019 #6
In Canada, we have good health care and parental leave. OnlinePoker Jan 2019 #18
Good points. This downward trend in birth rates is occurring spooky3 Jan 2019 #66
Industrialization customerserviceguy Jan 2019 #85
Add swaggering school loans. CentralMass Jan 2019 #78
This should be a feature not a bug..... Boxerfan Jan 2019 #7
Exactly! Duppers Jan 2019 #63
Good. We need fewer people. uppityperson Jan 2019 #8
Another Domino Falls on the Road to... jayfish Jan 2019 #9
In addition, I assume more people see what childbirth looks like and are scared shitless. Crowman2009 Jan 2019 #10
+1 n/t CousinIT Jan 2019 #33
Not to mention that some people have lived in struggling households and don't want to replicate it. Crowman2009 Jan 2019 #11
+I know a lot of coupleslike that who grew up in situations they are just still too close to being lunasun Jan 2019 #82
Most Americans are living paycheck to paycheck yuiyoshida Jan 2019 #12
Phillip Rivers is underpants Jan 2019 #13
Quiverfulls are another problem jmowreader Jan 2019 #19
Well some people who make millions spend it on having lots of kids as opposed to expensive BS. Crowman2009 Jan 2019 #67
Maybe because it's fucking expensive to raise children in America Yavin4 Jan 2019 #14
America has made it too expensive Fullduplexxx Jan 2019 #15
When women participate more in a society, the birth rate goes down by choice. ehrnst Jan 2019 #16
The more educated a woman is... llmart Jan 2019 #37
Me too. What is good for women really is good for the planet. (nt) ehrnst Jan 2019 #40
Yeah, This RobinA Jan 2019 #44
ZPG. Remember? Eyeball_Kid Jan 2019 #17
Yes, I remember ZPG. I gave their successor organization, PopulationConnection.org my farm in 2016 progree Jan 2019 #25
Hopefully more countries follow suit inwiththenew Jan 2019 #20
Considering the current state of affairs in America, I'd say this bodes well for the planet Va Lefty Jan 2019 #21
One of our children, our son and his wife, decided not to have children. Cold War Spook Jan 2019 #23
My sister and two of my best friends decided against it, too. trev Jan 2019 #57
It's all about child survival rate Farmer-Rick Jan 2019 #24
Count of My Immediate Nice and Nephews modrepub Jan 2019 #26
As we continue our faster and faster slide into dewsgirl Jan 2019 #28
OK. johnp3907 Jan 2019 #29
it's a sign of improving women equality - a good thing AlexSFCA Jan 2019 #30
Well if Republicans had their way, women would be reproductive slaves CousinIT Jan 2019 #32
That is something right out of Margaret Atwood novels..... ProudMNDemocrat Jan 2019 #76
You *know* they would if they could! n/t CousinIT Jan 2019 #79
Human fertility indicators are declining around the world Rural_Progressive Jan 2019 #34
Lower the prices of formula, diapers, childcare, education, car insurance, Disneyland tickets dalton99a Jan 2019 #35
They say that like its a bad thing Bayard Jan 2019 #36
Damn good news, now if only global birth rates would follow this trend Devil Child Jan 2019 #38
The radical right has been screaming about this for years. Paladin Jan 2019 #39
Yes. trev Jan 2019 #58
How about I just take your word for it? Paladin Jan 2019 #60
LOL trev Jan 2019 #61
This is true of all industrialized countries. PoindexterOglethorpe Jan 2019 #41
Good! Mickju Jan 2019 #42
Life is becoming more and more complicated and a baby makes it even more complicated. honest.abe Jan 2019 #45
I'm okay with lower population. LiberalFighter Jan 2019 #46
Me too. ffr Jan 2019 #47
Hispanic women are showing the largest drop Mosby Jan 2019 #49
Perhaps they are secretly rejecting their Catholic Church's teachings luvtheGWN Jan 2019 #62
Human overpopulation is destroying the natural environment Yeehah Jan 2019 #51
From an environmental standpoint this is a good thing. Throck Jan 2019 #53
Don't they mean enough WHITE babies aren't being replaced? no_hypocrisy Jan 2019 #54
Since Black and Hispanic women have higher abortion rates than white women madville Jan 2019 #73
Question..How do you make "babies"?...Ooops ...that is not a topic for discussion in the "latest Stuart G Jan 2019 #55
Capitalism is hostile to families and children. paulkienitz Jan 2019 #56
I think part of the reason some want Doreen Jan 2019 #59
I agree, but it's cheap labor that's most likely to replaced by automation TexasBushwhacker Jan 2019 #83
I hate self check. Doreen Jan 2019 #91
It's the economy stupid crazycatlady Jan 2019 #65
Fewer teen pregnancies is a good thing shenmue Jan 2019 #68
Finally! democratisphere Jan 2019 #69
overpopulation isn't a problem Mosby Jan 2019 #74
Not so. The sustainable carrying capacity of this planet is about 2 billion people. democratisphere Jan 2019 #77
You're off by 7-8 billion Mosby Jan 2019 #86
Maintaining an American middle class life style, the carrying democratisphere Jan 2019 #89
Too bad there won't be any giraffes, tigers, elephants, bears, etc. sharing the world with us Yeehah Jan 2019 #93
There is no way I'd father a child in these days and times... ADX Jan 2019 #80
WE DON'T NEED TO REPLACE OURSELVES!!! n/t TexasBushwhacker Jan 2019 #84
why? Mosby Jan 2019 #87
Because the whole having children to replace ourselves TexasBushwhacker Jan 2019 #88
Good. n/t X_Digger Jan 2019 #90
We've pushed the planet into a mass extinction event not seen in milllions of years NickB79 Jan 2019 #92
I only made one. akraven Jan 2019 #94
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