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"Stopping at two has nothing to do with what's happened. It's happening throughout the developed world. Once you have women educated, with equal job opportunities. they do not see their future as just bearers of children.......
I don't not see the fertility rate going back to 2.1, the replacement rate. The only way this could happen is you 'diseducating' , or 'uneducating' women."
His claims are not untrue but the main reason of our sterility seems to be heavy household debt load due to high property price that forces woman to work. Right now, a medium size resale flat cost around 300k-400k, which is more than 10 times of medium annual income.
- http://veritas-lux.blogspot.com/2011/09/kuan-yews-selling-ft-policy-again-lies.html
I don't not see the fertility rate going back to 2.1, the replacement rate. The only way this could happen is you 'diseducating' , or 'uneducating' women."
His claims are not untrue but the main reason of our sterility seems to be heavy household debt load due to high property price that forces woman to work. Right now, a medium size resale flat cost around 300k-400k, which is more than 10 times of medium annual income.
- http://veritas-lux.blogspot.com/2011/09/kuan-yews-selling-ft-policy-again-lies.html
