An Unobvious Implication Of Record Low Fertility

U.S. fertility has reached the lowest rate since the government began tracking this figure over a century ago. The usual question troubling economists is how a declining ratio of workers to retirees can continue to support the rising retirement and health care needs of a rapidly aging population. But I wonder if falling fertility is leading to another unwholesome economic trend quietly taking root in our day-to-day lives.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices