Baby Bust & US Economy
Can the US sustain growth with shrinking generations?
4.4 (38)
37 mins
Discover how the US faces a baby bust that threatens labor, tax revenue, and global influence. Explore the interplay between family choices, economic pressures, and policies aimed at sustaining the population for future generations.
Ep 1:
America's Vanishing Cradle
US births have hit historic lows, and the reasons—from recession scars to pandemic fallout—reveal a pronatalist panic reshaping politics, race, and reproduction itself.
Ep 2:
Generations at a Crossroads
As Boomers retire and Zoomers stay scarce, America's Millennials may be its secret demographic weapon—if they ever decide to have kids at all.
Ep 3:
The Shrinking Nation's Reckoning
Fewer young workers threaten labor markets, tax revenue, tech innovation, cultural influence, and even military strength—can a graying America hold its global power?
Ep 4:
Betting on Babies, Betting on the Future
Immigration, overpopulation fears, and government baby bonuses collide as economists debate whether shrinking birth rates spell doom or a chance to rethink growth itself.
Discussions (11)
Ross
Level 7 · 10 mo agoThe birth rate collapse is just the inevitable contradiction of capitalism. Suppressing wages destroys the ability of the labor force to reproduce itself. The bourgeoisie is literally eating its own tail.
Gavin
Level 10 · 10 mo agoHe nailed the economic aspect. My husband and I looked at daycare prices and decided we are good. We’ll just spoil our nieces and keep traveling for now! ✈️
Doris
Level 3 · 8 mo agoNo sex? That is terrible.
