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Global Fertility Collapse Threatens Underpinnings of America’s — and World’s — Social Systems

With ever fewer people entering the workforce and paying taxes, financial and social programs such as Social Security become harder to sustain.

By HOLLIE McKAY |  |economy
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A maternity ward at Manila, Philippines, in 2012 when the fertility rate stood at 3.4 live births per woman. The official rate for 2023 was 1.9. Paula Bronstein/Getty Images

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