Garibaldee@lemm.ee to United States | News & Politics@midwest.socialEnglish · 2 years agoParents Are Being Asked to Pay the Cost of Delivering Their Babies in Advancetruthout.orgexternal-linkmessage-square24linkfedilinkarrow-up1104arrow-down10
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minus-squaregravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up40·2 years ago“Why is there a fertility crisis?”
minus-squareLetstakealook@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down3·2 years agoOther than “line go up” economics, which I don’t care about, I don’t see a “crisis.” Overall, less people is good for people and, more importantly, all the other life we are supposed to share the planet with.
minus-squarefriend_of_satan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 years ago100% for the wellbeing of life on earth. 0% for publicly traded corporation stock prices, at least in the medium term. That line can’t go up forever.
minus-squarefriend_of_satan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 years agoAnd why do states care so much about the birth rate crisis? Because it hurts them financially. https://missouriindependent.com/2024/10/22/missouri-mifepristone-lawsuit-andrew-bailey-teen-pregnancy/
minus-squareMsPenguinette@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 years agoWe’ll just do what Russia does and outlaw anything that even encourages not having kids
“Why is there a fertility crisis?”
Other than “line go up” economics, which I don’t care about, I don’t see a “crisis.” Overall, less people is good for people and, more importantly, all the other life we are supposed to share the planet with.
100% for the wellbeing of life on earth. 0% for publicly traded corporation stock prices, at least in the medium term. That line can’t go up forever.
And why do states care so much about the birth rate crisis? Because it hurts them financially. https://missouriindependent.com/2024/10/22/missouri-mifepristone-lawsuit-andrew-bailey-teen-pregnancy/
We’ll just do what Russia does and outlaw anything that even encourages not having kids