Demographics: Cost – the other reason for not having babies
Here are the states where it’s costliest to give birth (axios.com) But that only applies to the U.S. – the fertility rate collapse is a global issue.
Public health: “First People Sickened By COVID-19 Were Chinese Scientists At Wuhan Institute Of Virology, Say US Government Sources”
The three scientists were engaged in “gain-of-function” research on SARS-like coronaviruses when they fell ill Source: First People Sickened By COVID-19 Were Chinese Scientists At Wuhan Institute Of Virology, Say…
Nation of idiots: These two in national parks
Visitors at Grand Teton National Park accused of harassing baby bison (msn.com) Yellowstone tourists took a baby elk for a ride in their car, officials say (msn.com)
Business: “The maker of Instant Pot has filed for bankruptcy”
We use an Instant Pot probably at least every other day : The maker of Instant Pot has filed for bankruptcy – CBS News The company was bought up in…
Business, Demographics: Economists advocate more immigration to halt wage growth
“More immigration would help meet today’s excess demand for labor, which over time would limit wage and price growth,” wrote Gordon Hanson, an urban policy professor at Harvard and Matthew…
Demographics: Writer says fewer children because less religion
An America with less religion is an America that makes parenting harder Source: Millennial parents are having fewer babies, even in Utah — why? – Deseret News Okay. But this…
Economy: Who feels wealth?
Millennials are overwhelmingly more likely to say they feel wealthy — with 57% of those ages 26 to 41 saying they feel this way, compared with only about 40% of…
Demographics: US population demographics skew even more
The U.S. population in 2020 was older and had fewer children under age 5 than in 2010 or 2000, according to the 2020 Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics (DHC) data…
Demographics: Europe’s demographic crisis
Baby bust: Italy faces a ‘demographic winter’ | Financial Times (ft.com) Notes that low birth rates in Europe and elsewhere are putting pressure on government pension, health care, credit ratings…
Demographics: NYC loses 5+% of its population
New York City has lost 5.3% of its population — nearly 475,000 people — since the start of COVID. And most of them are hunkering down in the South. Here’s…