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Uh, poor people have way more kids: https://www.statista.com/statistics/241530/birth-rate-by-family-income-in-the-us/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/24153

• defrost 3y ago
  Which in itself is a good argument to raise the standard of living from the bottom upwards .. below some ceiling of per capita consumption that exceeds current planet capacity to endure.
• melagonster 3y ago
  when society rich enough, the only way can let people want more kids is offer economic help. so this is not a pure linear relationship.
• WarOnPrivacy 3y ago
  > Uh, poor people have way more kids: Not in a wealthy country like the US they aren't. https://www.statista.com/statistics/562541/birth-rate-by-poverty-status-in-the-us/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/562541/birth-rate-by-pov... Poor people get the burdens of a rich economy (ex: increasingly complex living) but have far fewer resources to offset them.
  • Ajedi32 3y ago
    The graph you linked directly contradicts your comment.