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US Births Fall to Lowest Level in a Generation Amid Pandemic “Baby Bust”
Job insecurity and fear of contracting the virus while pregnant likely dissuaded Americans from having babies. The declines were steeper in states that were hit the hardest by COVID-19, such as California and New York. The decrease in the US birth rate risks a blowout in the per-capita level of America’s exploding debt.
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