A falling population is an economic, military and social disaster.
A birth dearth leaves us with no way to fund the social welfare programs that advanced nations rely on: Social Security, Medicare and other safety-net systems are built on a demographic pyramid, and when that pyramid is inverted, with more old people at the top than young people coming in at the bottom, it collapses.
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Vance’s and Harris’ tax credit proposals won’t work — but the fact that both parties are suddenly pushing pro-birth policies is a sign of change.
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