The Great British Baby Bust • Resolution Foundation All developed countries are grappling with a falling birth rate, and the UK is no different. While the UK’s birth rate has often fluctuated, it has fallen sharply since 2012, and a rebound anytime soo...

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How a 'fertility gap' is fuelling the rise of one-child families 'For every three children wanted… only two are born,' says one expert. So, what has led to this gap?

They call it a 'fertility gap', but it is a poverty trap.
​People aren't choosing smaller families as a 'lifestyle' choice. They are looking at childcare costs (highest in Europe), housing & energy bills, and doing the maths.
​You can't plan a future when the present is unaffordable. 1/3

#BabyBust

US Birthrate Hits New Low: Babies Opt for Extended Naptime Instead #DecliningBirthrate #TooTiredForKids #CDCStats #BabyBust #ThisIsFine By: TheJestPress.com **US Fertility Rate Reaches All-Time Low; Millennials Blame Avocado Toast, Gen Z Blames Climate Anxiety, Boomers Just Glad It’s Not Their Problem** In shocking-but-not-shocking news, the CDC announced today that the US fertility rate has plummeted to a record-breaking low, with 2024 seeing fewer babies born than the number of times your uncle has sent you conspiracy theory memes.

US Birthrate Hits New Low: Babies Opt for Extended Naptime Instead

#DecliningBirthrate #TooTiredForKids #CDCStats #BabyBust #ThisIsFine By: TheJestPress.com **US Fertility Rate Reaches All-Time Low; Millennials Blame Avocado Toast, Gen Z Blames Climate Anxiety, Boomers Just Glad It’s Not Their…

I’ve had exactly one job ever where we officially had major and minor holidays off, and actually got paid double time for working on those holidays. One.

And I would date myself by saying I’m close to Social Security age, but of course that will be gone by the time I get there. #BabyBust

I suppose that, as a Baby Buster/Gen Xer, I wonder whether my generation will step forward -- especially now -- to take a stand and make its mark. We hold a general reputation for being more directed and focused than other generations. So, will it happen? #landofconfusion #gen-x #genx #babybust

Trump: I want a 2nd baby boom!

I want you bleeding out on asphalt after getting run over by a steamroller.

Tell you what: shit into one hand, hope into the other, and see which one fills up first, motherfucker.

#babybust #fuckyou #felon47

What’s really behind the #MAGA offer of $5K to have a kid, and right wing fears of a #decliningpopulation.

#Whitenationslism #christofascism
#ChurchAndState #breeders #theocrats #theocracy #SCOTUS #MAGA #Project2025 #JDVance #BabyBust #8647

How the #BabyBust Will Reshape the World : Medium

See Why Everyone Gets the #MontyHall #Puzzle Wrong : Sci Am

Enough With the Arrogant Attitudes Towards #Extreme #Heat : WIRED

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