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Some good news (not)

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  • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

    Is there any way of bringing gay marriage into this discussion and hitting the trifecta?

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    @Doctor-Phibes said in Some good news (not):

    Is there any way of bringing gay marriage into this discussion and hitting the trifecta?

    I’ve always thought you were gay despite the fact that you’re in a marriage with a woman.

    Does that count?

    The whole reason we call them illegal aliens is because they’re subject to our laws.

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    • W Wim

      When my parents started in 1958 they could raise 4 kids on one income. When I started in 1985 we could raise two kids on two salaries.
      In 2025 my kids can barely raise one kid on two salaries.
      And then politicians want young people to have more kids.
      Ain't gonna happen.

      MikM Offline
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      Mik
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      @Wim said in Some good news (not):

      When my parents started in 1958 they could raise 4 kids on one income. When I started in 1985 we could raise two kids on two salaries.
      In 2025 my kids can barely raise one kid on two salaries.
      And then politicians want young people to have more kids.
      Ain't gonna happen.

      Bingo.

      "You cannot subsidize irresponsibility and expect people to become more responsible." — Thomas Sowell

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      • W Wim

        When my parents started in 1958 they could raise 4 kids on one income. When I started in 1985 we could raise two kids on two salaries.
        In 2025 my kids can barely raise one kid on two salaries.
        And then politicians want young people to have more kids.
        Ain't gonna happen.

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        89th
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        @Wim said in Some good news (not):

        When my parents started in 1958 they could raise 4 kids on one income. When I started in 1985 we could raise two kids on two salaries.
        In 2025 my kids can barely raise one kid on two salaries.
        And then politicians want young people to have more kids.
        Ain't gonna happen.

        Oh boy, throwing chum into the TNCR Shark Bay on that one.

        Yes costs have gone up, but our level of consumption has also gone way up, it seems. Gone are the days of one car, one phone, one TV, one newspaper, one vacation.

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        • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

          @Doctor-Phibes said in Some good news (not):

          Is there any way of bringing gay marriage into this discussion and hitting the trifecta?

          I’ve always thought you were gay despite the fact that you’re in a marriage with a woman.

          Does that count?

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          @jon-nyc said in Some good news (not):

          @Doctor-Phibes said in Some good news (not):

          Is there any way of bringing gay marriage into this discussion and hitting the trifecta?

          I’ve always thought you were gay despite the fact that you’re in a marriage with a woman.

          Does that count?

          I've always pictured him as a straight guy with a dress or two in the closet. (He's going to get pissed! 😁 )

          Flushing the toilet is like practicing the piano; you just cannot go too long without doing it.--Axtremus

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          • 89th8 Offline
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            I met him in Boston in 2007. He's definitely not geigh, even after we made out. Actually IIRC he had a pretty wife too, which was even more suspicious. Clearly she's his beard.

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              I met him in Boston in 2014. He's straight but has a hard time driving that way. My navigation skills in downtown Beantown were shit. High hilarity ensued.

              "You cannot subsidize irresponsibility and expect people to become more responsible." — Thomas Sowell

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              • Doctor PhibesD Offline
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                Doctor Phibes
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                #19

                It's only gay if you actually enjoy it.

                So, apparently I've had a bunch of gay girlfriends.

                I was only joking

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                  I guess AI and robotics present some vaguely realistic hope of getting out of it.

                  Education is extremely important.

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                    It our only hope. Big or small.

                    The whole reason we call them illegal aliens is because they’re subject to our laws.

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                    • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                      It our only hope. Big or small.

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                      @Horace said in Some good news (not):

                      I guess AI and robotics present some vaguely realistic hope of getting out of it.

                      @jon-nyc said in Some good news (not):

                      It our only hope. Big or small.

                      Are you guys still talking about gay sex?

                      I was only joking

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                      • MikM Offline
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                        AI - Anal Intercourse. Duh.

                        "You cannot subsidize irresponsibility and expect people to become more responsible." — Thomas Sowell

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                        • AxtremusA Axtremus

                          It's silly to think that artificial abortions cause population decline. If you want to blame the domestic population's low reproductive rate, blame family planning in general and the domestic population's unwillingness to raise more children. Getting rid of artificial abortions won't move the needle because a parent getting a child earlier than planned will simply change family planning tactics to not have the child that would have come later. It's a zero sum game in that regard.

                          Immigration is net population addition for the most part as very few domestic persons would change their family planning tactics in response to immigration.

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                          LuFins Dad
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                          @Axtremus said in Some good news (not):

                          It's silly to think that artificial abortions cause population decline. If you want to blame the domestic population's low reproductive rate, blame family planning in general and the domestic population's unwillingness to raise more children. Getting rid of artificial abortions won't move the needle because a parent getting a child earlier than planned will simply change family planning tactics to not have the child that would have come later. It's a zero sum game in that regard.

                          Immigration is net population addition for the most part as very few domestic persons would change their family planning tactics in response to immigration.

                          So abortion is primarily after the fact birth control. Thank’s for verifying what is pro-lifers already knew that thd pochoicers have denied or obfuscated.

                          The Brad

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                          • W Wim

                            When my parents started in 1958 they could raise 4 kids on one income. When I started in 1985 we could raise two kids on two salaries.
                            In 2025 my kids can barely raise one kid on two salaries.
                            And then politicians want young people to have more kids.
                            Ain't gonna happen.

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                            @Wim said in Some good news (not):

                            When my parents started in 1958 they could raise 4 kids on one income. When I started in 1985 we could raise two kids on two salaries.
                            In 2025 my kids can barely raise one kid on two salaries.
                            And then politicians want young people to have more kids.
                            Ain't gonna happen.

                            Thank abortion and birth control.

                            The Brad

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                            • LuFins DadL LuFins Dad

                              @Wim said in Some good news (not):

                              When my parents started in 1958 they could raise 4 kids on one income. When I started in 1985 we could raise two kids on two salaries.
                              In 2025 my kids can barely raise one kid on two salaries.
                              And then politicians want young people to have more kids.
                              Ain't gonna happen.

                              Thank abortion and birth control.

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                              @LuFins-Dad said in Some good news (not):

                              Thank abortion and birth control.

                              Also known as.....

                              17e566c2-6bd3-4e0a-916f-3353dbc7f7f3-image.png

                              I was only joking

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                                https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/27/us/politics/us-birthrate-decline-women.html

                                The birthdate declines most for (1) the less educated women, (2) the financially poorer women, and (3) the teenagers; especially the teenagers, their pregnancy rate dropped BIGLY. That's good , because they are the ones least prepared to be parents. Now women in their 30s and 40s are the ones with the highest birth rates. Pregnancies are higher risks for older women, but they are also the ones more ready to be parents -- financially and psychologically.

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                                  Related.

                                  The whole reason we call them illegal aliens is because they’re subject to our laws.

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                                    Long term victory by reproductivity!

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                                      I'd like to see what specifically parts of Asia makes up the lions share of that 49% I think we know, but seeing it on a chart drives the point home a little more.

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                                        Asia has close to 60% of the world's population. If Asia has only 49% of the world's newborns, Asia is underperforming.

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                                          Nigeria will be the 3rd most populated country in about 20 years. Not exactly due to immigration.

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