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Well, I guess you've never watched a Peter Zeihan video on youtube. Every third one relates to various demographic catastrophes happening around the world, but particularly in Russia and China. Long story short, there's almost nowhere in the world where births and birth rates AREN'T declining. It's not a US problem, is a worldwide problem. Now there's plenty of reasons. As many posters here have pointed out, there's a very large trend with the young here in the US where they don't feel they can afford a family, what with the housing costs, the cost of living, and the cost of health insurance, unsteady job market, etc. This is also reflected dual income households...both parents need to work. This has existed for awhile. Another relevant point is that...we're not an agrarian culture anymore. Families aren't having kids anymore because they don't need free labor. Then you've got the social ineptitude/disinterest things you're starting to see here in America, and which has exited in Japan for awhile. Kids don't want to fuck. There's dozens of different reasons, and they're somewhat different in each country. But The last thing I read is that while America is in decline for births and birth rates, we're actually one of the countries declining the least rapidly compared to much of the rest of the world. Another interesting point is that, demographically, it also makes sense for America to increase immigration to combat this issue. Of course, we don't have any jobs or manufacturing to support that, but it's a thing to consider. https://ourworldindata.org/fertility-rate
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I'm with you on this. It's a pride thing and being a true Blue Blood. A free month to train our guys for next year is huge. Titles mentioned above - well, shit if we could just catch OU, I'd be happy. Alabama - won't happen in my lifetime.
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Melania documentary will win the 2025 FIFA Best Picture Award.
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So does anyone actually believe the data being put out by the BLS under Wiatrowski? To his credit, the numbers aren't so outlandish that they can be dismissed out of hand, but these numbers are a good amount lower than expected. It wouldn't surprise me if they start pumping out 2.1% numbers even when it's clear that we're running closer to 4%.
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What would be funny is if Baugh actually jumps into the portal and goes to Georgia.
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Tricky question. If they have the essential terms of an agreement and indicate an intention to be bound now, then it's a contract, with the details to be filled in later with a comprehensive written agreement. If essential terms are missing and/or it indicates an intention not to be bound pending a subsequent comprehensive agreement, then it's not a contract.
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I know nothing about the specifics, but usually combo/hybrid items don't do either of the things as well as the standalones.
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Texas Recruiting Notes 2026: Boulevard of Broken Bagmen
kevwun replied to texifornia's topic in 🤫$9.95🤫
A battering ram is useful in lots of situations. Also, running straight ahead through 5 yard holes is a good description of Johnathan Gray's high school career. -
With breakfast and lunch which are not strictly barbecue, they are going for a regular restaurant for the surrounding neighborhoods as opposed to a destination barbecue joint.
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I see that your first comment was regarding child care but I didn't take his broad comment as specifically related to child care costs. To attempt to answer your question, I imagine church- specific child care availability is pretty dependent on the state, region, or city due to cultural and regulatory variances among other factors, though I don't doubt there's been an overall decline in these providers. The majority of the decline, however, has been in small home- based child care providers: This obviously impacts lower income families the most but also probably drives prices higher for all income levels. My larger point, however, is that our expectations are higher than ever. People used to rely far more heavily on stay at home parents, relatives, friends, and neighbors for child care. These don't meet most parents' standards anymore (we need/want 2 incomes to achieve the lifestyle we want, we don't want to move near family who could help, we see the friends, neighbors and home-based care options as substandard), and they don't meet government standards either, as regulations have cut out many of the in-home providers and driven up prices at centers. I'm not saying, especially in this specific example that this is all bad! I'm only saying it's a higher standard.
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Justin Williams: Where do Cinderellas fit in College Football Playoff? James Madison aims to prove it belongs Ralph D. Russo: Everyone caught up to Oregon’s business model. Can Ducks win it all in a world they pioneered?
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I think the typical Republican strategy/idea in this situation is to start a war with a country that has a lot of oil…
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Nope. That was pretty much it.
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Texas Recruiting Notes 2026: Boulevard of Broken Bagmen
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I think the last sentence is what matters. Also, Sark is probably looking for power back style who will drop his head at the goal line and push the pile. -
Mahomes having a terrible deep ball is one of the dumbest takes ever. Jesus christ.
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Bari falling down on the job there.
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The Chiefs Oline was terrible the year the Bucs beat them in the Super Bowl. It’s not great this year. That’s somewhat of a recurring theme. As someone mentioned the Clyde Edward’s draft selection was awful. As for Worthy, he got hurt game 1 this year so that set him back. His contested catch rate is higher than Kelce and Rice. His drop rate is lower than Kelce and Rice. He’s 3rd in targets. Dude had 12 TDs and over 1,000 yards when including the playoffs. Hes not 100 catch, 1,500 yards, 15 TD kind of guy. He has had a disappointing year, but the team result isn’t about him. It’s a little unusual that they have duplicate parts in Brown, Thornton and Worthy.
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They are circling the wagons like crazy this morning.
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