"Poor people have more children" gets by without enough examination. It's a weird, tautological statement. Only workin adults provide income to a family unit.

"Poor people have more children" gets by without enough examination. It's a weird, tautological statement. Only workin adults provide income to a family unit. Children and the disabled members of a household divide that income. Given the same income, a family with more dependents is sent into poverty by the mathematics of division.