The tragically austere reasoning would be to reduce stress on caregivers in order to make improved children who make more efficient workers that are cheaper to

The tragically austere reasoning would be to reduce stress on caregivers in order to make improved children who make more efficient workers that are cheaper to run due to lower healthcare costs. :) Population increases or reduction are more complex than simply a function of cost. They are also a function of time and quality of life. People in developed societies tend to have fewer children. I'd be inclined to believe that the absolute cost of raising a child in a developed country is orders of magnitude more than in an underdeveloped one. For instance. In general I will contend that we can support caregivers for altruistic reasons and yet not necessarily increase population growth. Depends.