> From: Noelle <noelle>
> Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2025 07:17:49 -0700 (PDT)
>
> https://www.electoral-vote.com/evp2025/Items/Apr24-5.html
> (another example of why birthrate falling?):
Yeah, I agree. Why have babies when life seems crappy?
> "Another question was about goals. The top goals, in decreasing
> order
> of importance, are: be financially secure (86%), own a home (74%),
> find a long-term romantic partner (67%), get married (57%),
> accumulate significant wealth (56%), and have kids (48%). For each
> of the three financial goals, the estimate that they will ever
> achieve the goal is 20 points less than the importance. That is,
> young people want to be financially successful above all else and
> don't expect to achieve it. This never spells good luck for the
> party in power. There were many other questions asked of the young
> Americans as well, but the overall impression is that things are
> going badly."