[lbo-talk] Better Than China, Saudi Arabia, Etc.!

[Jim Devine]

> Also odd is something abour the decline in the birth
> rate -- birthrate correlates INVERSELY with poverty.
> The birthrate in Moscow, by far the richest city, is
> the lowest in Russia, while it is highest in Chechnya,
> Ingushetia and Dagestan, which are the poorest places.

it is very common that birthrates are highest in the poorest areas.
Poorer people are more likely to see children as investments, whereas
richer folks see them as luxuries.

-- 
Jim Devine
"Segui il tuo corso, e lascia dir le genti." (Go your own way and let
people talk.) -- Karl, paraphrasing Dante.