At a time when Ireland’s fertility rate is on the floor, those of us who have children find that the cost and effort of raising them is barely recognised by the Irish government – even though the same government is facing into a demographic crash that will cripple the economy wreck havoc on services and pensions.
Why are we so lamentably behind the curve when it comes to trying to deal with the birth crisis? Its not as if the writing hasn’t been on the wall for a long time. How deluded can those in authority be, especially when so many other countries are at least seeking to find some sort of solution for the unprecedented fertility slump?
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