Why does Japan still have a declining/low birth rate, even though the Japanese goverment has enacted several nation-wide policies to tackle the problem?
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None of the policies they have enacted deal with the actual issues.
1. Women don’t want to give up their jobs and be stay at home moms, but they can’t afford child care.
2. Housing costs are insane and many families can’t or can barely afford housing much less the extra rooms.
3. Hours and wages are poor.
4. Kids are expensive.
You see the same issue is the US. Why aren’t there any stay at home moms? Most people can’t afford it. Why are Gen-Z putting off kids? They are still trying to save up to buy a house. 60 years ago a man could graduate from high school get a job and afford to buy a house on one income. Yet conservatives who wish for those days of old aren’t willing to fix the wage and housing issue.
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