What does America's falling birth rate mean to the economy? Just look at Arizona

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2. All things considered

The world needs fewer people so I am not certain this is a terrible thing.

However, our economic system depends to a large degree on a certain balance of age demographics to function.

If they really cared how many kids that Americans were having, they would do something about the cost of raising kids.

My daughter is 16 and college preparation is overtaking our household. I knew college had gotten expensive but the sticker shock is beyond what I had imagined. It makes me glad I only had one and I can't recommend more to anyone else starting out today.