The birth rate in the US is quite low, 1.6 children per woman, far below the 2.1 rate that is calculated to be necessary to maintain the population. This is not surprising, as the decline began in 2007.
The policies that Trump is attempting to pursue to increase birthrate are surprising.
Paul Wood, TCW Defending Freedom
Zach Halaschak, The Washington Examiner
Does Having Children Make People Happier in the Long Run?
Baby Bust: Fertility is Declining the Most Among Minority Women
Reflections on Turning 40 While Single and Childless
The Marriage Divide: How and Why Working-Class Families Are More Fragile Today
Family Breakdown and America’s Welfare System
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