Economics Not the Reason for Low Births – Social Liberalism and Loss of Religion Are

Economics Not the Reason for Low Births – Social Liberalism and Loss of Religion Are

Catherine Scott, CC BY-SA 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons   America is facing an aging population and a birth crisis among U.S. non-immigrant citizens. Most researchers point to two main factors behind the decline: the rising cost of raising children and a cultural shift away from traditional family structures. However, the economic argument weakens when you examine the numbers. The real issue is cultural, as the United States becomes an increasingl…