On 2021-09-19 6:53 a.m., Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 9/18/2021 11:44 PM, Michael Trew wrote:
>
>>>> it seems more and more younger people feel the same way that you
>>>> do. IIRC, since pandemic, the US has started to decline in population
>>>> for the first time, ever. I thought there was going to be a "baby boom"
>>>> when everyone was locked up at home.. I suppose not.
>>>
>>> The growth rate has been decreasing for a while. The rate is still
>>> a positive number:
>>>
>>> <
https://www.macrotrends.net/countries/USA/united-states/population-growth-rate>
>>>
>>>
>>> So the population is still increasing.
>>>
>>> Cindy Hamilton
>>
>> It may have helped if I actually posted the article link that I was
>> referencing..
>>
https://www.businessinsider.com/us-population-growth-stalls-experts-wsj-2021-7?op=1
>>
>>
>> Ah, this is the article that I was referencing. I suppose "shrinking"
>> was speculation, but it might well still happen. Either way, I don't
>> see us becoming rapidly overpopulated any time soon.
>
> Years ago people had many kids for various reasons. They often lost
> some to disease to they made more, they were wanted for labor on the
> farm. Some churches look at them as future contributors and to help the
> church spread.
>