Social Canada Records Lowest Birthrate, 2nd Year in a Row

[Hellowhosthat]

Why do you want a reduction in the UK population?

Too much pollution, too much pressure on public services.

 

[Islam Imamate]

Too much pollution, too much pressure on public services.

You don't think there might be other ways to address those issues?

 

[Siver!]

Too much pollution, too much pressure on public services.

The fact the UK population has exceeded that of France is ridiculous.

I do worry that population is a bit of a 'genie and the bottle' type situation - but I would be in favour of stabilising.

 

[ocfightfan]

The biggest reason is women putting education and career ahead of family. At best they have far fewer than they would if they started in their fertility prime. At worst they never have kids.

Feminism is the end of civilization.

 

[Dalarna3]

Canada has ruined itself

 

[Deleted member 592570]

If you are going to complain about the challenges of 'low birth rates' in Canada and the US, while at the same time demonization and trying to limit immigration, then you are dumb.

I'm not complaining about those things. If the population drops low enough, the problems that make having kids difficult for regular people go away, and people will start having more kids again.

The problems we have are caused by social programs that steal from the productive and give to the useless.

That's what needs to change.

 

[Hellowhosthat]

You don't think there might be other ways to address those issues?

Not that people would realistically do unless you want to be highly authoritarian, no

 

[Lycandroid]

Here is an idea.. how about we give the same amount of money to families who want to raise kids as we do to immigrants who want to do the same ?

Is that possible without being racist ?

 

[no fat chicks]

Why bother. You don't want to hear it. You just want to say it's not true.

Don't be such a snowflake. Im here to listen to views different than my own

 

[Streeter]

Greatci would hate the 51st stste to have too many people aftercare they need to added yo our benefits. Less is more

 

[ChosenOne]

I'm not complaining about those things. If the population drops low enough, the problems that make having kids difficult for regular people go away, and people will start having more kids again.

The problems we have are caused by social programs that steal from the productive and give to the useless.

That's what needs to change.

Well that is not an issue generally associated with immigration as immigrants, as a group, tend to have higher employment rates and higher rates of becoming entrepreneurs and employing other Americans.

Thus why Americas undeniable HISTORY clearly shows that as immigration grew, the US grew and prospered and became the most wealthy country in the world BY FAR.

 

[ModernMatt]

i'm in my late 30's and don't have any children. But i know someone who has 4 children in the last 6 years

 

[ermac88]

Regulatory fees, cause delays and drive up other costs. If you remove them you will cause a reverse snowball effect that will greatly reduce costs. The more we keep government hands out of the pockets of builders the faster and higher quality we can build, we can pay workers fairer wages so we can attract and keep qualified tradespeople building homes. We build shitty houses employing bottle of the barrel skilled workers to build the cheapest shittiest homes because that really all we can do and still make a profit with all the taxes and red tape in the way.

So you are suggesting less government intervention , will allow developers to operate with less regulation thus bring housing prices down? less regulation?


Where has this worked before?

I dont think this has anything do with the housing crisis in coastal provinces.


Again, im not saying you are completely wrong, but can you provide any resources where you heard/read this?

 

[ermac88]

Low birthrate seems like an epidemic in almost all g7 nations.

My guess is the cost of raising kids/surviving coupled with other social factors is just turning people off from breeding.


Japan epitomizes this.

Also perhaps the future isnt looking too bright for many people, madness in US, AI etc.


The capitalist/Western world experiment probably needs some kind of transformation of consciousness and I dont think diverting more wealth to billionaires/oligarchs is the route.

people just aint fucking

 

[Andy Capp]

How is it trickle down when the $ never leaves your pocket? The consumer keeps their $ and gets to spend it as they see fit.

Isn't trickle down when you collect taxes, redistribute them innefficiently, then claim some sort of economic win?

I'm not the "tax me and govern me harder daddy" type.

Hey, folks, look here. This is how you say, "I don't give a flying fuck about poor people, so fuck'em with a sharp stick," without saying you don't give a fuck about poor people.

 

[rikibobby]

Hey, folks, look here. This is how you say, "I don't give a flying fuck about poor people, so fuck'em with a sharp stick," without saying you don't give a fuck about poor people.

Liberals give a fuck about poor people? Well they must have a huge heart because they have created a fuckload more poor people.

 

[Michaelangelo]

Dudes shooting blanks and chicks struggling to conceive is not helping matters

 

[Islam Imamate]

Not that people would realistically do unless you want to be highly authoritarian, no

You don't think there's a way to improve social services without authoritarian means?

 

[JudoThrowFiasco]

Liberals give a fuck about poor people? Well they must have a huge heart because they have created a fuckload more poor people.

Go easy on HandiCapp.

 

[Lycandroid]

So you are suggesting less government intervention , will allow developers to operate with less regulation thus bring housing prices down? less regulation?


Where has this worked before?

I dont think this has anything do with the housing crisis in coastal provinces.


Again, im not saying you are completely wrong, but can you provide any resources where you heard/read this?

Yeah it worked great IN CANADA. You are seriously asking for evidence of government regulations making things more expensive ?

Look into the housing expansions of the 1970s and early 2000s in Canada.