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Norrrm

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12. Prosperity (related to education) affects birth rates... Population pyramids.

Reply to PoindexterOglethorpe (Reply #5)

Wed Feb 19, 2025, 11:05 PM

Feb 19

Prosperity (related to education) affects birth rates.

It was not that long ago that China strongly discouraged more than one baby with punitive policies.
Now, they are encouraging marriage and more babies.

Check out these population pyramids...

South Korea https://www.populationpyramid.net/republic-of-korea/2024/

Japan https://www.populationpyramid.net/japan/2024/

China https://www.populationpyramid.net/china/2024/

United States https://www.populationpyramid.net/united-states-of-america/2024/

Congo https://www.populationpyramid.net/congo/2024/

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How To Turn Around US Birth Rates, According to Project 2025 Group [View all] Libloom Dec 2024 OP

Keep women uneducated and popping out kids every year. Irish_Dem Dec 2024 #1

The GOP and Project 2025 want an uneducated/undereducated voting population LetMyPeopleVote Dec 2024 #2

If you could reason with religious people, there would be no religious people. walkingman Dec 2024 #3

I see where they got their Ph.Ds... The Madcap Dec 2024 #4

Many European countries have already done all those things, PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2024 #6

Good point... The Madcap Dec 2024 #9

Low birth rates are hardly unique to this country. PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2024 #5

Prosperity (related to education) affects birth rates... Population pyramids. Norrrm Feb 19 #12

Well, if you want to increase the birthrate in this Country, ehhh, get rid of the GOP, that would help a lot, and SWBTATTReg Dec 2024 #7

Don't ya know, University education should only be for the upper class. Peons should work the fields and LoisB Dec 2024 #8

This proves to me sdfernando Dec 2024 #10

My uncle was already ready to say that "PhD" stands for "piled higher and deeper." Igel Dec 2024 #11

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