Tuesday, August 28, 2012

2. Bye-Bye, Boomers: This Is the Age of the Baby Bust-ers



In the United States there is a recession. This has had an impact on many aspects of people’s lives. Normally people would get married in mid to late 20s and spend a lot of money on a wedding. Then they would proceed to find a house and other necessities with a loan. Eventually the couple would have a kid. Now, however, people have begun to change. Couples have begun to marry at a different age and married couples buy houses later. Also, couples have begun to delay having kids because of the economy. Births have fallen to a low number leading to “the smallest population gain since World War II.”

Derek Thompson, the writer of this article, is informing people with this article. He begins by talking about how a couple usually starts out then he contrasts it with how couples are doing things now. He talks about the worsening economy and why people have held off having kids. However, he does say that the lack of children being born can be a negative thing.

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