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How will the economic crisis and war affect population growth?

musicismylife78musicismylife78 Posts: 6,116
edited January 2009 in A Moving Train
We all know about the baby boom post WWII. And I even heard some story the other day about how oddly during the depression the birth rate increased. Doesnt make sense to me, but maybe I read it wrong

Anyways, we are in the middle of the longest war in U.S. history, and are in the middle of the worst financial crisis since 1929, how will this effect young people's decisions about whether to have children?

Will birth rates skyrocket or plummet? Whats your take?

Seems with all the chaos people would be seriously wondering whether having kids was the wise thing to do, maybe not?
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  • CommyCommy Posts: 4,984
    Its not slowing anyone down that I know. My bro's working on his second, all my cousins are going at it like rabbits. I have a Mormon friend working on 12-he's got 2 now.


    as for me, I've always felt it unfair to bring someone into this world. Another wage slave for the masters.
  • DriftingByTheStormDriftingByTheStorm Posts: 8,684
    1st world birthrates have been, and continue to decline.
    Including Russia! ;)

    3rd world birthrates continue to rise, although as they industrialize average family size shrinks significantly.
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  • VINNY GOOMBAVINNY GOOMBA Posts: 1,818
    It makes sense to me. WWII had half the men in this country overseas, and away from their wives and girlfriends for years. When they came back, they made up for lost time.

    During a depression period, people have no jobs, no money, and therefore are home a lot more. If you don't have money to go see a movie, or go to a ballgame, you might look to satisfy boredom in other ways. Sex is the cheapest form of entertainment there is. Of course, babies are also the product of sex-- back in the days of the depression and WWII, people weren't all that hip to birth control, and I believe abortion was illegal.

    I think this theory of "sex is cheap and fun" also explains high birth rates in the lower income areas of this country.
  • JpedsJpeds Posts: 9
    Most people still havent seen the effect the crashing economy will have on their futures, mainly because they still wrongfully assume its a recession. Once people lose more money over the next few years, they should smarten up.
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