Birth rate in Italy reaches new record low
Just over 393,000 children were born in Italy in 2022, representing a 1.7% drop over the previous year and taking the birth rate to a new record low, Istat said on Thursday. © ANSA
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Wow, a huge drop in the last 15 years. I find it interesting what governments are trying to do to encourage higher birth rates (I think South Korea and Japan try to promote more as wel). I understand it's good for economics but the environmentalist in me is relieved at the thought of fewer people on the planet.
Nothing. They'll do nothing. They will keep protecting their billionaire owners while young people struggle to make ends meet. Then they'll wonder why no one is having kids
A rapidly declining birth rate is bad for old people. Who pays taxes when they retire? Who works to wipe their butts when they can’t any more?
I know. I said I understand the economics.
Was I implying you didn't?
It seems like jeffw was not sure ConfusedMeAgain understood the social implications of the economics and ConfusedMeAgain felt a bit undermined by that, because they mentioned the economics in the first comment already. You probably just agree with each other.
I certainly thought we did
That's great! I'm not really used to people agreeing with each other online, it's kind of shocking :)
Robots perhaps.
Plan 75