Anthony Calderoni
Appearances
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BONUS | Opinion: Does our country's low birth rate concern you?
It certainly is declining, but it is not declining rapidly. I know personally the challenges my family has is just the cost of raising children. One of the challenges is certainly people getting married later in life. Some of that may be financial as well. I know personally maturity is part of it. My wife and I are certainly much more mature at post-25 than we were pre-25.
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BONUS | Opinion: Does our country's low birth rate concern you?
But the cost of having more children, like for our family, that's the biggest one, like for us, because we currently have three children. And we constantly talk about having a fourth. And the costs are just so high. The cost of daycare, we're evaluating that cost right now.
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BONUS | Opinion: Does our country's low birth rate concern you?
And the range seems to be about $280 a week on the cheaper side to about $350 per week on the more expensive side in this location. I agree with millennials and Gen Z. They're certainly waiting longer to have children if they decide to have them. I agree with this. Now, some people certainly are just like, I'm out, I'm done. I've had enough. This is enough work.
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BONUS | Opinion: Does our country's low birth rate concern you?
But very often people who do want more and decide not to have more, it's either health related or just the cost of it. And that's where my wife and I are at.