Nearly 75% of US counties lost population last year as deaths outnumbered births

Re:Nearly 75% of US counties lost population last year as de... by brimble on Thursday March 24, 2022 @10:59AM (#30790823)

> We probably need to think seriously about making people outside of the natural womb, can't see another way to reverse this trend outside of the above mentioned measures / circumstances

Find a way to make the cost to parents zero over the lifetime of the kid for all the basics (child care, healthcare, food, clothing) and I bet rates shoot way up.

Having a kid is an extremely expensive luxury good right now. No wonder people are hesitant to do it.

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Re:Nearly 75% of US counties lost population last year as de... by hunglee2 on Thursday March 24, 2022 @11:44AM (#30791500)

good point!

though having a kid being a luxury good is likely a persistent condition regardless of how strong the welfare state is, unless you actually go to the point of paying women to have more children (something we should try btw). Right now the incentives are weak - cash bonus in some countries, some form of income support in others - all pretty small beer, not enough to make a difference!

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Re:Nearly 75% of US counties lost population last year as de... by rdtwo on Thursday March 24, 2022 @11:32AM (#30791292)

If it wasn’t so cost prohibitive and so difficult to balance with work obligations I’d have 2-3 but one is hard enough

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