Posted on 09/15/2013 9:41:23 AM PDT by Mrs. Don-o
This was not the headline that the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics gave its recent release of provisional fertility data for 2012. But for the first time, in 2012 Russia’s birth rate actually exceeded that of the United States. This is a significant reversal from the past when the US had a birth rate that was as much as 75% higher than Russia’s. The speed and scale of the convergence is impressive. Since 2008, the Russian birth rate has increased by about 10% while the United States has slumped by about 9%.
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Essentially, Russian wages have never been higher and unemployment has never been lower. Meanwhile, in the United States, wages are stagnant and unemployment is way above its long-term trend. Economic malaise has had a predictably depressive effect on fertility.
What is not particularly relevant for the discussion are the personalities of Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin... most of the change is due to structural demographic and economic factors that are incredibly difficult to change.
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But I nonetheless want to highlight the enormous change in relative performance between Russia and the United States because 1) it’s something that’s not well recognized and 2) strongly suggests that Russia is not some bizarre and indecipherable ”dying nation” but is actually dealing with a number of demographic problems that every other advanced country is also dealing with.
A lot of people pointed at Russia’s naturally shrinking population and basically said “what a wretched and awful place: they can’t even maintain their own numbers!” The fact that the white population is now naturally shrinking in the US should hopefully make people just a little less willing to stereotype the Russians and a little more willing to honestly discuss issues of demography by engaging with hard data.
(Excerpt) Read more at forbes.com ...
Thank you, Larisa Ivanovna Kavilkavov, and God bless you.
Thank you, Lord Jesus.
Our country is becoming less religious and more socialistic. The Russian situation is the reverse.
Putting aside the national debt, it will take a minimum of five years before we emerge from this recession. There is no reason to think that Democrats or Republicans will make any meaningful cuts to government before a Reaganesque president is (hopefully) elected.
On top of that is the debt problem, which is a disaster waiting to happen.
That’s awesome, truly a great thing.
Freegards, God bless
Putin, who single-handily saved Russia from the abyss of Communism.
The portion of the “prime” population that are NET TAX PAYERS (who by pure coincidence are mostly Judeo-Christian and/or white) is in anything from a slow decline to a screaming nosedive depending on the area. As others have noted the welfare class is breeding quite well but they often die/get imprisoned by age 30. More importantly they are net tax drains to the max.
This actually hit home with me recently. A young mother at my apartment’s pool complained that there were no children for her daughter to play with no matter when they went swimming. I noted mentally that she was an only child.
Also hitting home is the fact that society is partly responsible for making marriage and children prohibitively expensive. Especially if you actually want to give them a decent life but realize your income is likely permanently static...
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