Young people can't afford to have children, and experts put forward suggestions, but it has aroused heated discussions and questions among netizens
Chinese families tend to have children. Therefore, in the sixties and seventies of the last century, the population of our country showed explosive growth. In recent years, however, that number has plummeted. From 17.65 million in 2017, all the way to 9.56 million in 2022. The birth rate will continue to decline this year and is expected to fall below eight million. In other words, in just 6 to 7 years, the birth rate of newborns in the United States has been cut.
An important factor in the continued decline in the birth rate of ostomy is that young people cannot have children. Today's young men and women, in order to show respect for women, will give dowry gifts. Although the amount of the bride price varies from place to place, it is generally between 200,000 and 300,000 yuan.
During this period, it costs tens of thousands of dollars to hold a banquet, rent a wedding car, take wedding photos, have a honeymoon, etc. Some young people are reluctant to marry because the cost of their marriage is too high. First, because he wants to marry a man, he has to bear hundreds of thousands of debts, and he can't afford to have children at all.
Second, the cost of raising children is too great. Today's fertility is not the same as the fertility of the past. Nowadays, it takes a lot of time and money not only to provide them with the best food, the best clothes, and the best daily necessities. For example, when you are in kindergarten, you need to sign up for a variety of interest classes, while in elementary and junior high school, you need to find a tutor. Even in Huaxia, the annual tuition fee is tens of thousands. According to some data, the average family spends between 570,000,000 and 100,000 on average from having a child to completing college.
Thirdly, the housing ** is too high. The high housing in China has also had a certain impact on young people's desire to have children. In these years, a 90-square-meter house can cost 1.5 million, right?If this is placed in big cities such as Shanghai and Shanghai, how can a 90-square-meter house cost 6 million?
In the face of this high **, many young people either do not want to marry a daughter-in-law, or hand over all their savings, a considerable part of their monthly salary to pay off the mortgage, and the remaining disposable income can only meet daily life. Therefore, in the face of high housing prices**, many people are reluctant to have children.
As for the problem that young people today cannot and cannot have children, economist Zheng Bingwen proposed that young people should grasp the "time of childbearing" and use the strength of relatives and friends to tide over the difficulties of "infertility." At the same time, Zheng Bingwen also expressed his concern: "Young people's youth is precious, their lives are short, and if they pass this age, it will be too late to have children." ”
But Zheng Bingwen's proposal was scolded by netizens. Many people feel that this is a joke. Such a proposal is clearly unreliable. A netizen in Zhejiang said: "Relatives and friends will be frightened when they hear it." Some Jiangxi netizens complained: "I'm about to have three children, and my family doesn't dare to pick up my **."
In fact, Zheng Bingwen said that the window of young people's fertility is short, and there is nothing wrong with it. However, it is impossible to solve the child's problems by relying on the strength of relatives and friends.
On the one hand, the relationship between relatives and friends is not as close as before, even if you are a rich relative, you can invite him to dinner, but it is impossible to marry him and have children. And for a marriage, it will cost at least hundreds of thousands, and raising a child will cost tens of thousands, and it will cost so much money, all of which are the money of relatives and friends, even if relatives and friends are willing to pay, they may not have that financial resources.
At present, to promote the fertility desire of young people, it is necessary to contribute together with society, ** and individuals. First of all, society should advocate not to compare with each other, and wedding expenses should be as simple as possible. Otherwise, as the cost of marriage for young people continues to increase, more and more people will be reluctant to get married and have children
Second, it is necessary to do our best to suppress the high housing level and increase the construction of affordable housing, so that those capable young people can have enough ability and sufficient funds to meet their needs. The current focus is on protecting people, not housing**.
Third, parents should be minimized to spend on education and medical care, such as cracking down on "speculation" of real estate, so as to alleviate children's education costs and family education. Reversing China's birth rate will require a variety of measures to make young people more willing to marry and have children.