> It makes zero economic sense, This is patently false in the bigger economic picture, and dubious still thinking about it from a microeconomic view. Japan is

> It makes zero economic sense, This is patently false in the bigger economic picture, and dubious still thinking about it from a microeconomic view. Japan is perhaps our leading indicator of why having less (or no kids) has a huge impact economically. Fundamentally, because our economy is at it's core driven by growth, if the number of consumers doesn't increase (or even stay stagnant), the economy will fall flat on its face, and we'll have a huge glut of older peak (again like Japan) with no one to carry the torch forward (or even to take card of the elderly).