2006-2009 Baby Boom
With Our Social Security in Question, Can We Stand Another Baby Boom in the US?
2006 kicked off the second largest baby boom in US history. It also saw a rise in teenage pregnancies, which is still at its highest level to date. This "baby boom" has started an escalating chain of events that may be more than our country can pay for. More pregnant mothers are using their state's health care systems, instead of insurance or private pay, to cover the expenses of the birth of their children. They are also placing a drain on programs such as WIC and Food Stamps. The American people will have no choice, but to pick up the tab of this population explosion through taxes. The last "Baby Boom" to hit the US, is beginning to leave its mark on our Social Security Administration. As the people in that generation begin to file for their benefits, our nation is once again hit with another cash drain. Can the American public continue to pick up the bill for hospital, daycare, welfare, Medicare and retirement expenses all at once?
Should it be the government's responsibility to regulate and pay for the increase of its nation's census? While the celebrity birth rate seems to be a mirror image of what is happening in today's society, their income is not. Celebrities have ample financial budgets to take care of their own children and added expenses. Even Jamie Lynn Spears, our most famous teenage mother, is able to care for her child and financial obligations. Hollywood may be to blame for the glamorizing of pregnancy, but it is ultimately our own responsibility to practice safe sex and use good common sense. By applying those two simple judgments, we could begin to fix a problem that potentially could be left for our children and grand children to pay for.
Published by Diane Green
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