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DEMOGRAPHIC MISCONCEPTIONS continued
WE ARE ALSO AGING FASTER THAN WE THINK. 52% of respondents thought our population over age 65 will grow 22% or less over the next 10 years. It will actually grow 38%+/-. That will obviously cause more
strain on pension programs than people think.
FERTILITY RATES MATTER FAR MORE THAN WE THINK. Fertility rates matter far
more than we think. 57% of respondents believed that the US population would be a maximum of 27% larger if birth rates had stayed the same as
in 1960. The right answer is that the US population would be 79% larger, with 590 million people instead of 330 million! Three of
the four big shifts in our 4-5-6 Rule combined to have a far bigger impact on the US population
than most people think. The three big shifts are government (legalized abortion), technology (birth control), and societal shifts (intentionally having fewer children).
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