{"id":50209,"date":"2015-04-29T07:44:15","date_gmt":"2015-04-29T13:44:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2015\/04\/29\/millennial-twenty-somethings-arent-having-as-many-babies.html"},"modified":"2015-05-04T15:57:36","modified_gmt":"2015-05-04T21:57:36","slug":"millennial-twenty-somethings-arent-having-as-many-babies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2015\/04\/29\/millennial-twenty-somethings-arent-having-as-many-babies.html","title":{"rendered":"Millennial twenty-somethings aren't having as many babies"},"content":{"rendered":"

And that's really a good thing, I think, esp. since it's most apparent among poorer populations and among unmarried. Plus, you know, population issues.<\/p>\n

It does raise the issues of economic growth and the Ponzi scheme nature of our current social security system — but those are things that need to be dealt with any way. If the only way we can survive and prosper is by significantly expanding the population each generation, that doesn't seem to be a viable, long-term solution.<\/p>\n

Originally shared by +The Atlantic<\/a>:<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Childless Millennial http:\/\/trib.al\/QcKzoHg<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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\nMillennials Are Having Fewer Kids Than Any Previous Generation<\/a><\/span>
\nThe recession, marriage rates, and other factors have all put a pause on procreation for today’s twentysomethings.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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And that's really a good thing, I think, esp. since it's most apparent among poorer populations and among unmarried. Plus, you know, population issues. 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