The Messy Economic Truth that the "Birth Rate Panic" Reveals

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🗓️ 28 August 2024

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Some of you recently shared articles about the so-called “birth rate panic,” pointing out that the intersection of economic policy with people’s decision to have children felt a little…off. So, I decided to dig into the coverage, some of the gaps I see, the cultural scapegoats, and of course, the bigger issue of treating our economy like a global MLM. Transcripts, show notes, production credits, and more can be found at: https://moneywithkatie.com/birth-rates. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:36.8	warns the Wall Street Journal. Can the rich world escape its baby crisis? The economist asks, and just like that, suddenly we are
0:46.8	swept up in one of the most bizarre policy and economic conversations I've ever
0:51.7	witnessed, particularly in light of the political climate
0:55.7	we exist within right now where abortion, IVF, and childless cat ladies are frequently subjects
1:01.1	of conversation. And you know I got to say getting pretty
1:05.2	tired of pundits talking about my womb like it's a motel six that can be
1:09.7	rented by the gestation cycle. But I want to talk about some of the coverage that I'm seeing and where I think
1:14.8	a lot of it's missing the mark, maybe missing the point entirely, and maybe offer up some, I don't know,
1:21.4	insensitive conjecture on how I would fix this issue if I were Queen for a day
1:26.2	You're probably going to be reading and hearing a lot more about this in the coming months and years and I want to talk about why people frame this as an economic issue.
1:34.8	The arguments, the counter arguments, and also the creepiest
1:38.6	shit plans for interfering with people's decisions to reproduce or not.
1:42.8	What could go wrong? Welcome back, Rich Human 3D printers. I'm Katie Gaddy Tossen and this is the Money with Katie
2:02.4	Show. Today we're talking about the recent influx of birth rate panic in the zeitgeist because I think it's a discussion that can lead us to some interesting places.
2:13.4	So first things first, let's set the stage.
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