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Census survey shows Utahns marry younger, have more children
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Must be a slow news day, or is this only selective reporting that reflects media bias?
No need to report about Senators Dodd and Obama were recipients of tons of money from Fannie and Freddie and voted against reforming Fannie & Freddie's corrupt and inaccurate business practices when they were brought to Congress's atention 5 years ago. No need to report that the same guys who created the financial meltdown and refused to fix it before want to be in charge of spending billions more now.
No, we have room for a story that Utahns marry younger andhave more kids.
Tomorrow: Sky is blue! Winter coming and it will snow!
I agree with you in that families shouldn't wantonly have a ton of kids just because they think that's what the Lord calls for. They should be responsible for providing for additional mouths, drains on public services.
However, remember that more children = larger tax base in the not so distant future. Today's kids will be paying for your FREE, FREE, FREE benefits when you're old and start whining for them.
Re: Selfish--
Keep in mind that more children = a larger tax base in the not so distant future, who will pay for your FREE, FREE, FREE benefits when you're old and start whining for them.
"The survey shows relatively few Utahns living in poverty or receiving public welfare. The state had the 43rd lowest rate of people living in poverty, 9.7 percent, and ranked No. 45 in the percent of households receiving cash public assistance, 1.3 percent."
Seems that those with large families are doing pretty well providing for them. Also, a growing population typically means a strong economy. That's why Utah's economy and housing market hasn't been hit as bad as the rest of the nation.
To those parents who are capable of dealing with so many kids, good for you, but I sure don't understand how you do it and would never want to be in your shoes.
Leave people alone, let them have as many children as they want, and keep your snoody opinions to yourself.
This article is a set-up for bashers.
It is debatable what the optimum growth rate may be, as technology has a tendency to drive down the number of people required to provide these necessary services. However, it is interesting to note that in some European countries where the birth rate is lower than the zero population growth rate, the governments have implemented or discussed programs to pay large amounts of money (yes govt. subsidies) for women to have children.
The value education provides society is another topic; suffice it to say few are silly enough to believe productive people are just hatched.
I can't believe what passes as news these days. Isn't there a war going on that needs to be reported?
To Texas:
I'm from Texas, and I don't understand why these statistics are nothing for Utah to be proud of. How can you not be proud of having the highest % of children in families with a married couple, or the highest % of children with a stay at home mother? How is that not a good thing? There is no way you are from the great state of Texas, because no good southern born person would think those things are nothing to be proud of.
We feel blessed to have our six. We don't think that makes us "better" or "more loved" by God than anyone else; we are just happy to have the ones we have. We would feel just as blessed if we had only two, or if we had ten. Those of you who want less or could not imagine having that many - fine! No one is telling you to have more.
We have had relatives tell us that we should have not had so many. I always ask them which ones they think we should have aborted?
They are good, hard working, productive members of society. What more can a parent (or fellow citizen) ask?
"The survey shows relatively few Utahns living in poverty or receiving public welfare. The state had the 43rd lowest rate of people living in poverty, 9.7 percent."
If the "1st lowest" rate of people living in poverty is the richest state, and we have the 43rd lowest rate of people in poverty out of 50 states, doesn't that mean we have the 8th highest rate of people in poverty?
Or is this just poorly written?
I am the oldest of seven children and my parents taught each of us the importance of hard work, education and thrift; they continue to do it even though we're all grown and most have families of our own - one still at the university, paying for his own education. I have 3 children of my own and I'll admit it requires constant effort to manage a budget with one income but it can be done and we are proof that families can live without debt and provide all the necessities (I didn't say "wants") for their families.
I challenge others to open their minds and try to break down your stereotypes through true education, not rumor and misconceived perceptions.
So look at it this way. Utah's large families are just balancing out the one or none pattern that is becoming the norm elsewhere. Don't start shrieking about a non-existent overpopulation problem. The numbers tell a different story.
After getting married and buying a home we lived next to a large family (9 children and one on the way)I got tired of hearing the mother brag about all of the free services they got because they had so many children (fee waivers,free lunch and breakfast not to mention many others she would tell me about). It can make you angry when you hear these things when you know that your own parents worked hard to take care of the family they raised. So lets not blame big families let's blame the free loaders and those that give handouts rather than trying to teach these parents how to become self sufficient, I agree you should not have more than you can care for with out handouts.
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If this IS true, this census survey is really on to something--this means more children are being born to Utahs, who marry younger. AND, if Utahns are marrying younger, it's likely they may have more children.
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