Demographics: # of children in Oregon falling almost 1% per year
Many states will soon be shrinking in population.
Education, Demographics: 4 million fewer young college students than in 2012
4 million fewer college students enrolled in 2022 than in 2012.
Demographics: Baker City, Oregon birth unit closes
Recent maternity unit closure in Baker City prompts rally | ktvb.com Births fell from more than 2 per week in 2020 to 1.5/week (average) and have been in steady decline.…
Climate: We must stop having kids
A philosopher says we must stop having kids because climate.
Demographics: U.S. fertility rate hits 1.6
The fertility rate in the U.S. is now at 1.6. Paul Ehrlich's Population Bomb was one the most wrong expert forecasts in history.
Economy: “Four in ten under-30s rely on family money to cover their down payment on a property”
Only example given turns out to be an economist with an $800,000 list price education, who got assistance buying a house after graduation. Hmmmmm.
Demographics: Portland schools see falling enrollment
Oregon, with a fertility rate of 1.39, is seeing a sharp decline in Portland high school enrollment.
Demographics: Would government child benefits increase the fertility rate?
To address the fertility rate collapse, many politicians say we should increase taxpayer subsidizes for those with children. However, every country in the world that has tried this approach has…
Demographics: Population will explode and humanity will collapse
Yet another expert predicts we all soon die due to a global population explosion, resource scarcity and collapse of civilization. Doomed to be wrong again.
Demographics: Economists want more inbound immigration to the U.S.
Economists, as usual, propose more immigration to address labor issues in the U.S. Problem is that 75% of world's countries have declining populations.