Love in the Time of Layoff: Can You Afford the Stork?
Published: May 21, 2009
"The economy’s so bad we had to lay off one of our kids," comedian Jonathan Katz recently joked.
Pretty funny. And absurd. But what about laying off the stork? Now there’s an idea…
During the Depression, the birth rate plummeted and there are several indicators —a recent uptick in vasectomies, a spike in condom sales, and buzz about pregnancy postponement on mommy blogs, health, and news sites – that this recession’s also affecting family planning. [More...]
--Posted by Victoria Grantham, RecessionWire.com
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