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Re:Global fertility isn't just declining, it's collapsing by grondo4 on Tuesday January 30, 2024 @10:14AM (#39191011)
As others have pointed out you should really do some research, in the United States birth rates are inversely correlated with income. [1] If anything, if we wanted to dramatically raise birth rates we would want a poorer population, not a wealthier one.

[1] https://www.statista.com/statistics/241530/birth-rate-by-fam...

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Re:Global fertility isn't just declining, it's collapsing by bryanlarsen on Tuesday January 30, 2024 @10:18AM (#39191061)
That trend is reversing. https://medium.com/impact-economics/rich-families-are-having...
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