I think they were pushed not to have children, if that matters. Pushed via economical measures that made it very hard and pushed via education/indoctrination th

I think they were pushed not to have children, if that matters. Pushed via economical measures that made it very hard and pushed via education/indoctrination that kids are bad in multiple ways. My grandparents had many brothers and sisters each and life was harder back then, but it was easier to raise a large family than today. What changed? Taxes, with direct and indirect effects.