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no, most important factors are wealth(lack of it), cheap housing in ok areas that can accommodate 1-2 children (lack of it, good social security (parental leave
by Moldoteck 3y ago
no, most important factors are wealth(lack of it), cheap housing in ok areas that can accommodate 1-2 children (lack of it, good social security (parental leave(adapted just recently to be better), free/cheap healthcare for mothers during pregnancy + for children, etc...) and proper infrastructure (walkable neighborhoods, play fields, cheap childcare, etc...).
Some say that it's not possible and it's just what happens in developed nations, but if you look closely to the stats, you'll find out that for eg. in sweeden, the birthrates increase to >=2 when families reach certain income lvl.
Others say that we must become poor again to increase brates, but I don't think it's that simple, if we look closely at different countries, basically brates are high when having more children increases the wealth/quality of life (v poor countries) or where having more children doesn't impact current lifestyle that much (if you have money you can afford nannies/childcare/school/bigger apt). Where it drops is when ppl achieved some lvl of wealth/good qol but it will be heavily impacted by having a child, aka the middle class.
- mensetmanusman 3y agoPeople keep listing wealth, but the wealthier people are the less kids they have...
- maxrecursion 3y agoOr are they wealthy because they don't have kids.... But in general poor people have more kids, and as unpopular it will be to say, they can have more kids because the government subsidizes it. One parent doesn't work and gets all the benefits, so: no daycare costs, free medical care, welfare income, and food stamps/WIC. Not saying we shouldn't have those things, but when only poor people get the government assistance when it comes to having kids, they'll be the ones who have the most kids. Working class and above it costs a fortune to raise kids, not so for the non-working class. Now people will probably come say how wrong I am, but I live in a poor area and see this play out on a daily basis.
- Moldoteck 3y ago"but if you look closely to the stats, you'll find out that for eg. in sweeden, the birthrates increase to >=2 when families reach certain income lvl." https://www.scb.se/en/finding-statistics/statistics-by-subject-area/population/population-projections/demographic-analysis-demog/pong/statistical-news/demographic-analysis-childbearing-in-corona-times/ https://www.scb.se/en/finding-statistics/statistics-by-subje... I should have mentioned income instead of wealth, but my point holds