Is The U.S. Running Out Of People?

The US is facing an aging population, falling birth rate and economic recession caused by the coronavirus pandemic. These issues will have huge implications on the size of the workforce and the consumer base. Watch the video to find out why America could be confronting an underpopulation problem and what business leaders and policymakers can do about it.

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Why The U.S. Population Is Shrinking

[TrainfanJanathan]

Maybe it's because the current generation realizes that you shouldn't have children if you can't afford them. Hell, I have two jobs and _still_ can't even afford the _cheapest_ apartments in my area.

[saturn]

Alternate title: Is the US running out of peasants that work for corporations?

[arainniara]

I am STRUGGLING to support myself why tf would I want a child to go through worst than this?

[vjaeger]

America: *makes it nearly impossible for most people to be financially stable*
Also America: guys, why aren’t you having kids? 😕

[brightbite]

Better to have no children than to have no money and blame your children.

[anyroad]

Birth rate is on a decline because it’s so hard to even be an independent adult these days. How could I afford a kid if most of my income goes to rent and taxes?

[jamesklein]

Younger generation can't afford to move out of parents home even if they have a job. How are they going to have kids????

[taiven.lechevalier]

“We need more consumers!”

Disgusting.

[Dataisthetruth]

When the current generation has no money and can’t get a leg up, they won’t have children.

[dangeloromero]

" oh no, the rich are running out of poor people to steal from in the future ".

[JasmineRobotnik]

Alt title: " Rich people try to persuade the poor to pop out more consumers to buy their product's"

[MG-jpij]

Why would anyone want to bring a child into this sewer hole of a world anyway.

[Satchmojones]

"Obedient workers, that's what they want obedient workers" - George Carlin

[seanmeantime]

Everything is too expensive and the soul draining jobs still don’t pay enough. No reason to bring kids into a world of poverty and stress.

[Nata-rbvc]

We shouldn’t be having children we can’t care for. We shouldn’t be having children if we ourselves aren’t stable. Don’t have kids if you cannot care for them

[pushitsomewhereelse]

I’d rather travel the world than be stuck at home with a damn kid

[alek]

Rich people: let’s scam the middle class so we have all the money
Also rich people: why aren’t they making

[horroRomantic]

What they are trying to say is that we are running out of economically indentured servants.

[ChurlzVA]

We can't afford anything anymore. If I could barely take care of myself, how do you think I'd take care of a child?

[ronisugianto]

There is no point to bring new children, new souls, into this goddamn planet, to experience the same suffering, torment, endless problem. Life is pointless, meaningless, since there is no true goal and all of us will die