Warning: whining ahead. What are countries really doing to promote "fertility"? The impression we get is that it's difficult, tiresome, thankless, expensive, an

Warning: whining ahead. What are countries really doing to promote "fertility"? The impression we get is that it's difficult, tiresome, thankless, expensive, and opens you up to systemic abuse from schools (especially pre-schools and post-secondary education), healthcare providers, and various other institutions designed to suck money from your pockets. You get to live isolated in single-family single-generation households with little to no help from family and friends; the only help you get is what you can pay for. Anything that goes wrong is Your Fault. And no one cares if you are struggling. It's Your Fault for choosing to have children. Why should your elite hyper-intelligent childless megabrain coworkers take on any burden to accommodate your needs? Children are a luxury, after all. Isn't it a wonder why we can't get fertility rates up?