The latest threat to China? The rise of the DINKs
Los Angeles Times -

Shorthand for gainfully employed U.S. couples whose only responsibilities were to themselves, the acronym DINK — dual income, no kids — was coined to capture the unabashed materialism of the 1980s. Four decades later, the term has made a comeback, with millennials embracing it on social media to flaunt their free time, lavish spending habits and the other perks of choosing to be child-free. It has taken off far beyond United States, including in one country where it would have been hard to...

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