Demographics, Finance: The price of happiness
How much money do you need to be happy? How is wealth created?
Demographics: “You can’t even pay people to have more kids”
More evidence that paying people to have kids, or increasing taxpayer funded benefits to those with kids, does not work.
Demographics, finance: Financial literacy not high?
1 in 3 Gen Z borrowers can’t afford to go home for the holidays (cnbc.com) The majority of Gen Zers, 66%, plan to take on debt to get through the…
Demographics: From 2012-19, 19+ California hospitals closed labor and delivery services
Dozens of labor and delivery services have closed in California as the birth rate has been cut in half over past 30 years.
Demographics: Portland OR colleges see continued enrollment drops
Oregon college and universities see continuing enrollment declines. To them it's a mystery, but it's not.
Climate: Eliminate parking to fix the climate
To fight climate change, Austin joins other cities in eliminating parking space requirements at housing developments.
Demographics: Industry dropping college degree requirements
Industry is reducing college degree requirements due to shrinking youth cohort and labor pool. Degrees no longer needed to cut down the applicant list.
Demographics: USAF raises max enlistment age to 42
Blames waning interest in military service for not meeting recruitment goals - but another factor is the shrinking cohort at age 18 and lower now.
Demographics: Minnesota eliminates most college degree requirements
Minnesota drops college degree requirement for most state jobs - because of the shrinking youth cohort as the fertility rate continues dropping.
Economy: Most who build wealth do so gradually, over time
For example, only 1% of families under 35 are millionaires, but that rises with age. By ages 55-64, 21% of families are millionaires. This trend is particularly pronounced among college…