>Oh, and having a long commute and spending lots of time at work is considered a bonus to many people who have kids. Work is the best way to get a breather from

>Oh, and having a long commute and spending lots of time at work is considered a bonus to many people who have kids. Work is the best way to get a breather from the screaming babies at home. You know the guy who's always super-excited and happy to be in the office at 8:00 Monday morning? He's obviously a father. So it all falls on the wife to do the vast majority of the child-rearing and domestic duties (in addition to their employee job), as supported by many current studies. No wonder so many women are opting out. Anyway, I think the population figures speak for themselves and support my arguments. The US is at either ZPG or probably even NPG except for immigration, and statistics show a huge portion of children are born into poverty.