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Probatim

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5. It couldn't be republican policies that are slowing childbirth in red states?

Reply to appalachiablue (Original post)

Wed Apr 19, 2023, 09:41 AM

Apr 2023

My kids and their friends all recognize the difficulty and expense of raising children in today's economy.

My son works with a guy who pays $900/month for insurance for his three kids. He says that's practically his mortgage payment and that cost alone all but ensures he's never going to have kids.

Until things change on a broader scale, we're going to see declining birth rates across the board.

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Nebraska Republican: Abortion Ban Needed to Ensure Dominance of White Population [View all] appalachiablue Apr 2023 OP

It won't be that long now before the world at large realizes we should've been thinking Hugh_Lebowski Apr 2023 #1

But but OldBaldy1701E Apr 2023 #3

And there it is. tanyev Apr 2023 #2

Unwanted kids will make a superb labor force. Is that what he said ? TeamProg Apr 2023 #4

It couldn't be republican policies that are slowing childbirth in red states? Probatim Apr 2023 #5

aka, The Great Replacement Theory. But also...the Republic of Gilead is looking less like fiction. NullTuples Apr 2023 #6

Is the abortion rate higher among whites than other groups? Martin68 Apr 2023 #7