It’s Not Just Demographics, It’s Also Happiness

Whether or not to have children comes down to a sense of purpose, of something greater than just our personal desires of the moment.
It’s Not Just Demographics, It’s Also Happiness
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Timothy S. Goeglein
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Commentary

It has been said that “Demographics are Destiny.” If that is the case, an increasingly secularized America is in trouble. As our country ages and becomes more dependent on entitlements such as Social Security and Medicare—and as the need for caretaking increases—there are fewer young people who are paying into these systems or will be available to take care of their aging parents.

Timothy S. Goeglein
Timothy S. Goeglein
Author
Timothy S. Goeglein is vice president of external and government relations at Focus on the Family in Washington, D.C., and author of the new book “Stumbling Toward Utopia: How the 1960s Turned Into a National Nightmare and How We Can Revive the American Dream.”