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A Family Bill for a Shrinking U.S.

A Family Bill for a Shrinking U.S.

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The declining birth rate in the United States is often discussed not only as a major demographic shift, but as a looming economic disaster. The White House recently floated ideas such as giving a $5,000 baby bonus to new parents and (truly) giving medals to women who have a half-dozen babies. But what are the real contours of this supposed crisis? Indeed, if we haven’t done anything to remove the constraints on having kids, can we call it a crisis at all?

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