Data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week show that despite a 1% increase in the birth rate, people are still not having enough babies to prevent the U.S. population from declining. President Donald Trump acknowledged the problem Tuesday, saying he wants to reverse the trend in a welcome change from the last administration. Unfortunately, one of the ideas being floated by the White House, a $5,000 “baby bonus” for every mother after she gives birth, won’t make fertility great again.
The New York Times suggests the falling birth rate is a good thing, as it is being driven by a decline in teenage pregnancies. This is simply false. Teenage pregnancy rates are falling, which is a good thing, but even at
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