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We have to go back to 1900 at the earliest to find such a modest increase in the population in the United States as that observed in 2021. The official estimate of the
US Census Bureau
puts population growth at 0.1%, that is to say a gain of only 392,665 inhabitants.
As of April 1, America had 331.9 million inhabitants.
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Trends already evident for years, such as the decline in fertility or the drop in immigration during the Trump years, were amplified in 2021. America's aging and mortality from opioid abuse are also still at work.
Added to this is the impact of the pandemic.
Incompetence
The Covid is responsible for the death of more than 800,000 people in the United States, including 350,000 in 2020. The toll is therefore already heavier under Joe Biden than under Donald Trump.
This finding is problematic for the White House, because Joe Biden campaigned by accusing Donald Trump of incompetence ...
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