It's a value choice you are making, and "financial reasons" probably have little to do with it. The money issue is an excuse. Europe generally has the paid par

It's a value choice you are making, and "financial reasons" probably have little to do with it. The money issue is an excuse. Europe generally has the paid parental leave and universal healthcare. Some parts even have the free college tuition. Where are the kids? People who focus on families don't need paid parental leave. There is a full-time parent permanently at home. Not that everybody needs to go to college, but that is often cheap if you start with a community college AA degree and then transfer to a state school. Most people don't have much of a healthcare problem.