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The fertility rate fell to 1.86 births per woman in 2013, down from 1.88 in 2012 and 1.89 in 2011, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Some say it’s because of people getting married at older ages and because a lot of coupes don’t want children. Others, however, blame it on the economy. What do you think? How big of a role do you think the economy is playing in people not having children.
“I think that the economy is playing a huge role in why people are not having children or stopping at one. Things are just so expensive and it is harder to provide for a family in these hard times. This is one reason why I do not want another child. I have a daughter, she’s 5. I am a single mother and at times it is very hard. I want to be able to provide sufficiently for my daughter, and I feel that if I had another child it would be to hard financially.”
“The number of folks having children will rise drastically over the next few months. Remember that snow storm? Yeah! If you take a look around in the malls, at the stores, fairs and festivals you will see plenty of pregnant ladies. Folks were indoors all winter…just saying. We are about to have another baby boom – September through December – just watch!”
“I don’t have kids because there are enough people on the planet as it is – and because there are enough kids who wish that they had homes that I don’t need to make my own. Most people have kids because “i wanna” not because they have good reasons to. I think a lot of people are waking up to this and not having kids.”
“It certainly isn’t the economy – now if welfare benefits were limited or reduced you would see a huge change.”
“It’s the fluoride in the water, right?”
“See what’s happened ever since Obama became president.”
“What’s going to happen to this country if people stop having kids. This could be a very big disaster. People have to get over this economy stuff. People had kids in the depression and things turned out OK. People are just too selfish these days.”
“Kids are great. People are really missing out by not having kids. I don’t know what I’d do without mine.”