What happens when that next generation gets smaller? Are we also emotionally mentally prepared for the number of schools that will be closing? Because it's starting to happen all over the country. Because US fertility started to roll over in 1990, it's just now accelerated. We had a tiny little blip, a tiny blip during the pandemic, and now it's gone back. And the trend line continues to get uglier and uglier, but it's reality. (33:50–33:56)
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Asserts that the decline in US fertility rates began in 1990 and has recently accelerated.
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