Tag: population decline
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The Collapse of Birth Rates Worldwide: Challenges and Solutions
As a Baby Boomer, I was born during a time when many people were concerned about the rapid growth of the population. However, today we face a different problem – the collapse of birth rates worldwide, leading to a shrinking population. More than two-thirds of the world’s population live in countries with birth rates below…
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Michigan’s Governor Whitmer Struggles to Reverse Population Decline and Economic Woes
Michigan’s “Lost Decade” during the Aughts, marked by economic downturn and population losses, has been followed by another period of decline under Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer. The state lost a congressional seat in the last reapportionment and lost population for two consecutive years following the 2020 Census. A recent poll suggests that over a quarter…
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The Looming Population Crisis: What It Means for Our Future
As a Baby Boomer, I was born during a time when many people were concerned about the population growing too quickly. Nowadays, the opposite is true. Birth rates have plummeted worldwide, and we’re now facing the possibility of a shrinking population. More than two-thirds of the world’s population live in countries where birth rates are…