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> European countries where having a child is not a significant financial burden I'm sorry, but which part of Europe would that be? People cannot afford a house
by Longhanks 3y ago
> European countries where having a child is not a significant financial burden
I'm sorry, but which part of Europe would that be? People cannot afford a house and rents are going up like crazy, energy is expensive, taxes are high..?
- pavlov 3y agoEurope certainly isn’t uniform. The story I linked is about Finland. Here rents are stagnant or down. Energy prices are much more reasonable and predictable after a 1,600 MW nuclear plant came online last year. The new government has even made tax cuts. But the overall trend of shrinking fertility is unmistakable over a substantially longer period than just the past few years. There isn’t a direct link to the economy, as the Finnish demographic researcher explains in the interview I linked.