The American administration and others have suddenly started talking about our low birth rate. A 2.1 is supposed to be an equalized and balanced population. I think that is an old ratio since Americans are living several years longer than when that number was made. The reasons are many around the world. Some parts of the world are two and three times the replacement number. Most African countries are well over. Israel is 2.89 and Russia is supposed to be getting smaller and the war should be making the gender ratio greater.

            One reason for the change is the ratio between men and women. Decades ago more males were produced than females but for some reason genetics has changed causing more females. The United States ratio of women to men is 100 to 97. In China with their old one child policy (it’s 100 to 112) causing their ratio to be 1.18. Mao’s policy has been replaced with Xi’s two kids but couples still favor one child.

            President Trump suggested a bonus would help so he would like to give the parents $5,000. My hospital said the pre, post and delivery costs would be about twice that amount and much higher in big cities.

            President Donald J. Trump and Elon Musk have been talking about the problems of a declining birth rate when they are pushing to bring manufacturing back. If you listen carefully to Musk (a South African) and Trump (a closet racist) they want more white babies instead of black or brown. Of course Musk says his robots will be the needed workforce.

            The problem is traditionally those jobs whites don’t want are done by those brown people they are exporting. They have made up for the falling birth rate by increasing our population.