Basically, dropping fertility and birth rates are a problem. The author argues that government policies and laws can frustrate birth rates and perversely disinc

Basically, dropping fertility and birth rates are a problem. The author argues that government policies and laws can frustrate birth rates and perversely disincentivize having more children. The example he uses are car seats. Because you cannot fit more than two car seats in a car, and because they're not cheap, this creates a disincentive to have more children. According to the author, an argument from safety fall flat when one compares the number of children saved by car seats to the ones that are never born in the first place, but by his estimates could have been born. Ergo, get rid of child car seat laws if you want to encourage higher birth rates. The author is not arguing that this is the only reason why birth rates have declined, but one contributing factor.