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The birthrate in Finland has plummeted by nearly a 33% since 2010, despite parental support policies (medium.com)

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The Nordic model, often touted as a paragon of progressive social policies, has long been the envy of many nations. Finland, in particular, has been praised for its generous parental support programs, designed to encourage and facilitate family growth. Yet, despite these well-intentioned efforts, the country has witnessed a startling decline in its birthrate, plummeting by nearly a third since 2010.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago (2 children)

"What do the data say?"

"What does the data say?"

I always treat it like the latter since it's a singular body of datum points. A book isn't a plural collection of pages.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago

“What does the data say?”

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Oh yep, not sure what I was thinking there.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

It's a British thing, like how they say aluminum with an extra i

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

...You mean the correct way to say "aluminium." Whose this aloominum fellow? I don't know him.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Don't tell me you also say "mischievEEous" and "drorring" or that you "go to hospital"

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago

Nope. Australian. We just spell words correctly, then mispronounce everything in speech.