US adults want the government to focus on child care costs, not birth rates, AP-NORC poll finds

A Left Response to the Birth Rate Crisis

The Right uses falling birth rates to pose as defenders of family and future against demographic suicide. The Left can’t keep declining to comment. Instead, we should reframe the conversation to emphasize security and freedom over scarcity and coercion.

As Government Urges Americans To Have More Babies, Most Just Want Better Care For The Kids They Have Already

StockPlanets/E+/Getty ImagesThere’s a good chance you’ve encountered a news article, politician, or tech-bro expressing concern about (or downright catastrophizing) declining birth rates. Donald Trump declared himself “the fertilization president” while issuing a (toothless) executive order seeking to expand IVF, and has floated the idea of a $5,000 “baby bonus.” At a March for Life rally earlier this year, JD Vance proclaimed “I want more babie…

Most Americans think the government should focus on child care costs, not birth rates, poll finds

A new AP-NORC poll finds most Americans do not want the government to focus on increasing birth rates, even as the Trump administration prioritizes them.

Child care costs more of a concern in the U.S. than birth rates, poll shows - National

A new poll in the U.S. shows Americans are more concerned about the financial cost of raising a child rather than declining birth rates overall.

U.S. adults want government to focus on child care costs, not birth rates, AP-NORC poll finds

A new AP-NORC poll finds most Americans do not want the government to focus on increasing birth rates, despite efforts by the Trump administration to make this a priority. Instead, people want the government to focus on reducing child care…

U.S. adults want the government to focus on child care costs, not birth rates, poll finds

bout three-quarters of adults view child care costs as a major issue, with support for policies like affordable daycare and paid family leave.