Yes, it’s outrageous. I copy paste (and translate) the news that made headlines a few months ago:
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What I find interesting is the Dutch always have the most to offer in teaching farming/gardening, etc....almost ALWAYS when I learn something new, its the Dutch that pioneered it in some way. Typical government always getting in the way. The DC area one of our radio stations has a garden show on the weekends...the guy is Dutch lol.
Keep pissing off farmers and it leads to problems but b/c cow farts are melting glaciers (lol) its time to shut down the beef industry.
Keep pissing off farmers and it leads to problems but b/c cow farts are melting glaciers (lol) its time to shut down the beef industry.
Yes, what you’re saying is true. That’s a conscious decision the government made after WW2, where the country had to survive the hongerwinter. A harsh winter where the lack of food was so severe that people survived by eating tulip seeds, many died obviously, approximately 20.000 people. My wife’s grandfather survived it. To avoid any comparable situation in the future the Dutch became pioneers in the field of food production.
The science doesn’t lie though and the ammonia in their piss does effect nature. But I’m for democracy and sovereignty, in no case we should accept farmers losing their lands if the farmers party becomes the biggest. Not the EU or the government should be able to overrule that.
The science doesn’t lie though and the ammonia in their piss does effect nature. But I’m for democracy and sovereignty, in no case we should accept farmers losing their lands if the farmers party becomes the biggest. Not the EU or the government should be able to overrule that.
Several pandemic-era safety net programs will come to an end at roughly the same time this fall, creating a major economic squeeze for millions of families, Axios' Caitlin Owens reports.
What's next: The Biden administration has rolled out several actions to ease transitions.
- Why it matters: Scores of Americans will soon start facing bigger bills for student loan payments, child care, health care and food, deepening the impact of years of inflation.
- Pandemic-era funding for child care will expire almost simultaneously. The Century Foundation projects that more than 3 million children will lose access to care, and 70,000 child-care programs will close.
- Another survey found that 4 in 10 child-care providers expect to raise tuition when the grant program ends.
- That will likely cause at least 500,000 people to lose their food assistance. The recent debt-ceiling agreement, which expanded work requirements to more beneficiaries, puts another 750,000 people at risk, according to an estimate by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.
- 2 million people have already been disenrolled, the Kaiser Family Foundation reports. 75% of those likely have incomes low enough that they should still qualify — but were removed because their paperwork wasn't in order.
What's next: The Biden administration has rolled out several actions to ease transitions.
The 40-year-old American millennial breaks a new record—a quarter of them have never married, signifying a shifting norm
Erin Prater
July 5, 2023·3 min read
A whopping quarter of American 40-year-olds have never been married—an all time high, according to a recent Pew Research Center report.
It’s not as if the unwed are cohabitating instead. A mere 22% are living with a romantic partner, according to the center’s analysis of 2022 Census Bureau data, released last week.
The trend of never-been-married mid-aged Americans has been decades in the making. For the first decade of the 20th century, only around 16% of 40-year-olds had never married. That rate began dropping shortly thereafter, and fell dramatically during the post-war years—to a low of around 6% in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. But in 2010, the rate of unmarried 40-year-olds then began a dramatic upward ascent to 20%, and up another 5% to 25% in 2021, according to Pew.
That a record number of the country’s 40-year-olds aren’t married—and that most unmarried 40-year-olds aren’t cohabitating—signifies shifting norms in family formations.
Millennials—the 40-year-olds in question—have historically been less enthusiastic about marriage and childbearing than their parents, or have at least delayed the milestones while they prioritize their careers and their finances. Two recessions before midlife, a subpar job market post-graduation, massive student loan debt, and a housing affordability crisis certainly haven’t helped matters.
Waiting later in life to form a family, or merely choosing singledom, is one factor of many affecting the country’s fertility rate, which has been on the decline for several decades. It never rebounded after the Great Recession and hit a record low in 2020, according to a recent report from Pew Charitable Trusts.
But some 40-year-olds were more likely to have never married than their peers, Pew's analysis found. That includes men compared to women; Black Americans compared to Hispanics, whites, and Asians; and non-degree holders compared to those who graduated college.
The largest percent of unmarried 40-year-olds held only a high school diploma or less (33%). A little over a quarter held an associate’s degree or had attended some college, but hadn’t graduated. Less than a fifth held a bachelor’s degree or higher.
Wedding bells should still be in the future for about a quarter of unmarried 40-year-olds if historical trends hold, Pew’s Richard Fry, a senior researcher with the organization, noted in a recent blog entry.
But a rising percentage of Americans are forgoing marriage—and cohabitation, too, according to a 2021 Pew analysis of Census data. In 2019, roughly 40% of adults ages 25 to 54 were neither married nor living with a partner—up from 29% in 1990.
It’s a statistic with potentially significant economic implications. Unmarried adults typically earn less than partnered adults, are more likely to be unemployed, are less likely to attain educational milestones, and fare worse when it comes to health outcomes.
This story was originally featured on Fortune.com
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/40-old-american-millennial-breaks-090000114.html
Erin Prater
July 5, 2023·3 min read
A whopping quarter of American 40-year-olds have never been married—an all time high, according to a recent Pew Research Center report.
It’s not as if the unwed are cohabitating instead. A mere 22% are living with a romantic partner, according to the center’s analysis of 2022 Census Bureau data, released last week.
The trend of never-been-married mid-aged Americans has been decades in the making. For the first decade of the 20th century, only around 16% of 40-year-olds had never married. That rate began dropping shortly thereafter, and fell dramatically during the post-war years—to a low of around 6% in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. But in 2010, the rate of unmarried 40-year-olds then began a dramatic upward ascent to 20%, and up another 5% to 25% in 2021, according to Pew.
That a record number of the country’s 40-year-olds aren’t married—and that most unmarried 40-year-olds aren’t cohabitating—signifies shifting norms in family formations.
Millennials—the 40-year-olds in question—have historically been less enthusiastic about marriage and childbearing than their parents, or have at least delayed the milestones while they prioritize their careers and their finances. Two recessions before midlife, a subpar job market post-graduation, massive student loan debt, and a housing affordability crisis certainly haven’t helped matters.
Waiting later in life to form a family, or merely choosing singledom, is one factor of many affecting the country’s fertility rate, which has been on the decline for several decades. It never rebounded after the Great Recession and hit a record low in 2020, according to a recent report from Pew Charitable Trusts.
But some 40-year-olds were more likely to have never married than their peers, Pew's analysis found. That includes men compared to women; Black Americans compared to Hispanics, whites, and Asians; and non-degree holders compared to those who graduated college.
The largest percent of unmarried 40-year-olds held only a high school diploma or less (33%). A little over a quarter held an associate’s degree or had attended some college, but hadn’t graduated. Less than a fifth held a bachelor’s degree or higher.
Wedding bells should still be in the future for about a quarter of unmarried 40-year-olds if historical trends hold, Pew’s Richard Fry, a senior researcher with the organization, noted in a recent blog entry.
But a rising percentage of Americans are forgoing marriage—and cohabitation, too, according to a 2021 Pew analysis of Census data. In 2019, roughly 40% of adults ages 25 to 54 were neither married nor living with a partner—up from 29% in 1990.
It’s a statistic with potentially significant economic implications. Unmarried adults typically earn less than partnered adults, are more likely to be unemployed, are less likely to attain educational milestones, and fare worse when it comes to health outcomes.
This story was originally featured on Fortune.com
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/40-old-american-millennial-breaks-090000114.html
"The soldier who crossed into North Korea is Private 2nd Class Travis King, officials have told the BBC's US partner CBS News
As we previously reported, an official told CBS the soldier was being escorted out of the country for disciplinary reasons and had gone through airport security, but managed to make his way out of the terminal before joining a border tour.
A third source, a defence official, later told CBS that the soldier had 'wilfully' gone across the border. His motivation remains unclear."
They'll probably keep him around as some propaganda piece I assume.
As we previously reported, an official told CBS the soldier was being escorted out of the country for disciplinary reasons and had gone through airport security, but managed to make his way out of the terminal before joining a border tour.
A third source, a defence official, later told CBS that the soldier had 'wilfully' gone across the border. His motivation remains unclear."
They'll probably keep him around as some propaganda piece I assume.
