The real reasons Americans are having fewer kids
Update: 2024-09-17
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Many economists and politicians are alarmed that Americans, like others around the world, are having fewer kids. But, apart from wanting a growing labor force, is this really a problem? Opinions columnists Shadi Hamid and Heather Long talk with Style columnist Monica Hesse about what’s really behind the baby bust and whether we just need to prepare for a lower fertility future.
Read more from our columnists about this topic in the Washington Post:
Editorial board: A reader quiz on world birthrate -- and what it means for the future
Monica Hesse: The birth rate is still sluggish. Don’t blame the birth givers.
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