Poorer countries tend to have high birth rates. As they get richer, the birth rate decreases. This comment seems to state that poverty is a result of high birt

Poorer countries tend to have high birth rates. As they get richer, the birth rate decreases. This comment seems to state that poverty is a result of high birth rates, rather than the other way around. There are very good reasons for families in a society without a strong social safety net to have many children.