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		<title>Demographics: Gen Z less likely to own homes at same ages as prior generations</title>
		<link>https://coldstreams.com/2026/05/08/demographics-gen-z-less-likely-to-own-homes-at-same-ages-as-prior-generations/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Edward MC]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 21:23:33 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Demographics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gen Z/Generational issues]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[This occurs because today, almost everyone goes to college, 1/3 take on debt, and they don't enter career work until age 23-25, typically.]]></description>
		
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		<title>How much of Federal taxes do the rich pay?</title>
		<link>https://coldstreams.com/2026/05/07/how-much-of-federal-taxes-do-the-rich-pay/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Edward MC]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 21:22:16 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Policy/Government]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[The rich pay most of the Federal income tax dollars collected.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Federal government land ownership/control</title>
		<link>https://coldstreams.com/2026/05/06/federal-government-land-ownership-control/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Edward MC]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 21:20:43 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Policy/Government]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[The western half of the US is dominated by BLM and USFS.]]></description>
		
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		<title>What percent of homes are left unlocked, by state</title>
		<link>https://coldstreams.com/2026/05/05/what-percent-of-homes-are-left-unlocked-by-state/</link>
					<comments>https://coldstreams.com/2026/05/05/what-percent-of-homes-are-left-unlocked-by-state/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Edward MC]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 21:19:24 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Crime/Corruption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Demographics]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://coldstreams.com/?p=57563</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[The chart shows the % that are usually kept locked &#8211; for unlocked, subtract from 100%, duh.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Automation: Minimum wage increases lead to investment in automation</title>
		<link>https://coldstreams.com/2026/05/04/automation-minimum-wage-increases-lead-to-investment-in-automation/</link>
					<comments>https://coldstreams.com/2026/05/04/automation-minimum-wage-increases-lead-to-investment-in-automation/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Edward MC]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 13:28:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Automation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[For every 10% increase in the minimum wage, investment in automation goes up by 8%.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Economy: The end of secretarial jobs</title>
		<link>https://coldstreams.com/2026/05/03/economy-the-end-of-secretarial-jobs/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Edward MC]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 00:20:18 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Automation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Demographics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Efficiency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gen Z/Generational issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Innovation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Management]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Up through the 1970s, up to 1 in 5 jobs were secretarial/clerical jobs. Most of those have vanished due to automation (think PCs) and work place changes.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Environment: Sharp decline in oil tanker spills</title>
		<link>https://coldstreams.com/2026/05/02/environment-sharp-decline-in-oil-tanker-spills/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Edward MC]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 22:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
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		<title>Environment: The US is a net carbon sink</title>
		<link>https://coldstreams.com/2026/05/01/environment-the-us-is-overall-a-net-carbon-sink/</link>
					<comments>https://coldstreams.com/2026/05/01/environment-the-us-is-overall-a-net-carbon-sink/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Edward MC]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 18:55:29 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Due to forest and crops, the US contribution to global carbon emissions is apparently negative.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Economy: The middle class is shrinking</title>
		<link>https://coldstreams.com/2026/04/30/economy-the-middle-class-is-shrinking/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Edward MC]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 22:05:32 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Demographics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Doomerism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[But this is actually good news]]></description>
		
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		<title>Demographics, Economy: Trends in women&#8217;s participation in the workforce</title>
		<link>https://coldstreams.com/2026/04/29/demographics-economy-trends-in-womens-participation-in-the-workforce/</link>
					<comments>https://coldstreams.com/2026/04/29/demographics-economy-trends-in-womens-participation-in-the-workforce/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Edward MC]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 21:53:44 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Demographics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Doomerism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[History of women's participating in the labor market.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Economy: Mega lifestyle inflation</title>
		<link>https://coldstreams.com/2026/04/28/economy-mega-lifestyle-inflation/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Edward MC]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 01:51:52 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Demographics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Doomerism]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Finance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gen Z/Generational issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nation of Idiots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal finance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stupidity]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[The NY Times writes a sob story about couples who can't afford to have a child. It's actually a story about lifestyle inflation.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Demographics: &#8220;It takes $400k/year to have 2 kids in childcare&#8221;</title>
		<link>https://coldstreams.com/2026/04/28/demographics-it-takes-400k-year-to-have-2-kids-in-childcare/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Edward MC]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 18:24:02 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Demographics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Doomerism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[97-98% of households with kids in the U.S. have an annual income of less than $400,000 per year, kind of disproving this study.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Real estate: NAR&#8217;s 2025 home purchase data</title>
		<link>https://coldstreams.com/2026/04/27/real-estate-nars-2025-home-purchase-data-again/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Edward MC]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 15:52:30 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Demographics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gen Z/Generational issues]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://coldstreams.com/?p=58328</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[The NAR press release on home buyer attributes has some issues ...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Health: Covid &#8220;pro masking&#8221; scientists say cloth and surgical masks never worked</title>
		<link>https://coldstreams.com/2026/04/27/health-covid-pro-masking-scientists-admit-that-cloth-and-surgical-masks-never-worked/</link>
					<comments>https://coldstreams.com/2026/04/27/health-covid-pro-masking-scientists-admit-that-cloth-and-surgical-masks-never-worked/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Edward MC]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 13:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Health-Healthcare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Public Health/Nutrition]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[That is quite the flip flop. ]]></description>
		
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		<title>Health: Why do more people have knee replacement surgeries today?</title>
		<link>https://coldstreams.com/2026/04/26/health-why-do-more-people-have-knee-replacement-surgeries-today/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Edward MC]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 19:13:51 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Gen Z/Generational issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health-Healthcare]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://coldstreams.com/?p=57448</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Why do we see many more total knee replacement surgeries today than in the past?]]></description>
		
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		<title>Computing: Storing data in ordinary glass</title>
		<link>https://coldstreams.com/2026/04/25/computing-storing-data-in-ordinary-glass/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Edward MC]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 13:55:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Emerging Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Software/Tech]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://coldstreams.com/?p=57399</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Microsoft researchers have invented a way to store data in relatively common glass, for up to 10,000 years.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Demographics: &#8220;More elderly are sharing housing with others due to costs&#8221;</title>
		<link>https://coldstreams.com/2026/04/24/demographics-more-elderly-are-sharing-housing-with-others-due-to-costs/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Edward MC]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 23:16:58 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Demographics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Doomerism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA["1 million of those age 65+ are living with unrelated roommates" or about 1.6% of those age 65+.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Economy, Gen Z, Demographics: Share of household income spent on food</title>
		<link>https://coldstreams.com/2026/04/23/economy-gen-z-demographics-share-of-household-income-spent-on-food/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Edward MC]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 17:14:35 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Demographics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gen Z/Generational issues]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[We spend a lot less of our income on food prepared at home. And while down over time, its trending upward - because more is now spent eating out.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Economy: Housing units per population</title>
		<link>https://coldstreams.com/2026/04/22/economy-housing-units-per-population-2/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Edward MC]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 23:01:33 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Demographics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gen Z/Generational issues]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Amid claims that we don't have enough housing in the U.S. is this chart showing that the housing units per population is at an all time high.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Demographics: We must confiscate elder&#8217;s savings and kill them off</title>
		<link>https://coldstreams.com/2026/04/22/demographics-we-must-confiscate-elders-savings-and-kill-them-off/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Edward MC]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 17:51:28 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Demographics]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[So says an actual Yale professor, Samuel Moyn]]></description>
		
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		<title>Education: As enrollment falls, costs per student go up</title>
		<link>https://coldstreams.com/2026/04/21/education-as-enrollment-falls-costs-per-student-go-up/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Edward MC]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 03:27:33 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Demographics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[At a tiny district in California, the cost per student is $118,000 per student, per year.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Demographics: Spain&#8217;s population pyramid</title>
		<link>https://coldstreams.com/2026/04/21/demographics-spains-population-pyramid/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Edward MC]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 20:19:01 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Demographics]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[See any population problems ahead for Spain?]]></description>
		
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		<title>Demographics: Oregon runs out of little kids</title>
		<link>https://coldstreams.com/2026/04/20/demographics-oregon-runs-out-of-little-kids/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Edward MC]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 18:37:27 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Demographics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://coldstreams.com/?p=57336</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Over 5,000 fewer kindergartner's enrolled this year versus prior year.]]></description>
		
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		<title>EVs: EVs have minimal to no impact on carbon emissions</title>
		<link>https://coldstreams.com/2026/04/19/evs-evs-have-minimal-to-no-impact-on-carbon-emissions/</link>
					<comments>https://coldstreams.com/2026/04/19/evs-evs-have-minimal-to-no-impact-on-carbon-emissions/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Edward MC]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 12:52:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EVs]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://coldstreams.com/?p=57328</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Past estimates said EVs provide minimal benefits to carbon emission reductions.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Demographics: Odds of having children past age 30 drop rapidly</title>
		<link>https://coldstreams.com/2026/04/18/demographics-odds-of-having-children-past-age-30-drop-rapidly/</link>
					<comments>https://coldstreams.com/2026/04/18/demographics-odds-of-having-children-past-age-30-drop-rapidly/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Edward MC]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 20:49:02 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Demographics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gen Z/Generational issues]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://coldstreams.com/?p=57321</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Only 4-5% of kids are born to parents age 40 or older. Having kids after age 40 is not likely.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Demographics: Canada&#8217;s population growth dominated by immigration</title>
		<link>https://coldstreams.com/2026/04/17/demographics-canadas-population-growth-dominated-by-immigration/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Edward MC]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 18:04:43 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Demographics]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://coldstreams.com/?p=57317</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[For every child born in Canada, there are now 5.5x more immigrants.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Business: Americans spend more on OnlyFans than on NY Times + ChatGPT</title>
		<link>https://coldstreams.com/2026/04/16/business-americans-spend-more-on-onlyfans-than-on-ny-times-chatgpt/</link>
					<comments>https://coldstreams.com/2026/04/16/business-americans-spend-more-on-onlyfans-than-on-ny-times-chatgpt/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Edward MC]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 20:36:30 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://coldstreams.com/?p=57310</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[To be fair, all of them are kind of fake.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Economy: US Poverty distribution since 1939</title>
		<link>https://coldstreams.com/2026/04/15/economy-us-poverty-distribution-since-1939/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Edward MC]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 20:33:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gen Z/Generational issues]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://coldstreams.com/?p=57307</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[This looks like good news.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Demographics: Changes in High School Dating Patterns</title>
		<link>https://coldstreams.com/2026/04/14/demographics-changes-in-high-school-dating/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Edward MC]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 17:08:52 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Demographics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gen Z/Generational issues]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://coldstreams.com/?p=57298</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Decades ago, most  high school students went on dates. Today, less than half do.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Education: Who takes on &#8220;Student loans&#8221;?</title>
		<link>https://coldstreams.com/2026/04/13/education-who-takes-on-student-loans/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Edward MC]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 23:19:24 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://coldstreams.com/?p=57283</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Surprisingly, specific data to answer this question is not collected but can only be inferred.]]></description>
		
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