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> people having the wealth and freedom to enjoy their 20s and 30s unburdened by children and people *not* having the wealth and freedom to have children, being
by t-writescode 4y ago
> people having the wealth and freedom to enjoy their 20s and 30s unburdened by children
and people *not* having the wealth and freedom to have children, being burdened by 80+ hour work weeks to pay rent on a place they'll never own or have capital in.
Listen to the millenials and gen z'ers before you make bold accusations.
- nvrmnd 4y agoI spent some time researching this after reading your comment, not a lot admittedly. There seems to be a great deal of uncertainty around the topic but I came away with the impression the parent comment is closer to the truth than your own.
- abigail95 4y agoyou need an enormous income before you have kids at the replacement rate, many multiples of the cost of their care. in every meaningful sense the income/fertility relationship is negative.
- drewcoo 4y agoUnintended pregnancies have continued to rise among the poor and fall among the wealthy (including folks with decent birth control who don't think they can afford a child) for decades now. This data's a little old, but makes the point: https://www.guttmacher.org/news-release/2013/unintended-pregnancy-remains-persistent-problem-united-states-disparities-income https://www.guttmacher.org/news-release/2013/unintended-preg...
- dymk 4y agoGo look at some graphs, when wealth and education go up, birth rates go down.