Lenona
2020-09-15 05:01:59 UTC
This is from July.
https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2020/07/us-coronavirus-deaths-births-population/614503/
I just wish experts wouldn't refer to "missing" people, as in the title. IMO, that's a word that should only apply to people who were actually born but can't be found! Also, it sort of implies that couples somehow have an obligation to have children they don't really want, can't afford, and/or have no real intention of raising to become truly productive, kind, unselfish citizens. (Don't we have far too many selfish adults already?)
Excerpt:
From the beginning of the pandemic in the U.S. to the end of 2021, the combination of more deaths, fewer births, and fewer immigrants could lead to something like 500,000 to 1 million fewer people in the population—and that deficit could be even larger if, next year, mortality remains high and immigration remains low
Lenona.
https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2020/07/us-coronavirus-deaths-births-population/614503/
I just wish experts wouldn't refer to "missing" people, as in the title. IMO, that's a word that should only apply to people who were actually born but can't be found! Also, it sort of implies that couples somehow have an obligation to have children they don't really want, can't afford, and/or have no real intention of raising to become truly productive, kind, unselfish citizens. (Don't we have far too many selfish adults already?)
Excerpt:
From the beginning of the pandemic in the U.S. to the end of 2021, the combination of more deaths, fewer births, and fewer immigrants could lead to something like 500,000 to 1 million fewer people in the population—and that deficit could be even larger if, next year, mortality remains high and immigration remains low
Lenona.