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> Don't let your babies die, but really try not to have them if you can't afford them. This is outrageous. Parenthood is one of the most (if not THE most) mean

• Jormundir 13y ago
  I don't think it's outrageous at all. I agree with you that > Parenthood is one of the most (if not THE most) meaningful parts of being human But we cannot ignore the fact that raising a child is extremely expensive, and children raised in poverty often have very negative outcomes. He's not saying poor people aren't allowed to have children, he's saying it's a good idea to try not to, because of the likely poor outcome of a child born in poverty. Poor outcomes such as the child being unable to graduate from high school, or go to college. Repeating the cycle by having a baby in high school, dropping out and probably to raise a high school dropout as well. No one is saying this is always what happens, or that poor people aren't allowed to have children. We're just saying it is not a good idea to have a child unless you're financially stable enough to raise a child with a better outcome. There are obviously plenty of exceptions to the idea that a child born in poverty will have a bad outcome, but the majority outcome is negative (in terms of economic achievement, social mobility, etc).