The US birth rate has plummeted as the mirage of the American Dream evaporates.

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Both my granddads owned homes, had no degree and had multiple children getting by on one blue collar income. Neither of my grandmas ever worked.

Now, neither my wife or I could afford to not work. We wouldn’t survive on just one paycheck with zero kids. Things like that make the decision easy for people already on the fence about being a parent.

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Both grandpas retired comfortably with pensions and Social Security also.

The American dream mirage has evaporated.

h/t Crowna02