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Re:Fewer young men are in the labor force, more are living a... by lotsofpulp on Friday June 11, 2021 @07:29PM (#27479761)
> We need to look at the costs faced by couples with a lot of children. For example, you can accommodate 2 children in a standard 3 bedroom house, but 4 or 5 children are going to need a much larger and more expensive dwelling. Same thing with cars.

Per modern standards. A whole bedroom per child is still today only an amenity that relatively richer people have, especially in desirable areas.

I also wonder how many women chose to have 4 kids. It might have just been an unfortunate byproduct of sex, but now it’s completely controllable. And after seeing what my wife went through in 2 completely normal pregnancies with no complications, you would have to offer me some serious cash if I was a woman to go through that.

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Re:Fewer young men are in the labor force, more are living a... by withinboredom on Saturday June 12, 2021 @03:09AM (#27482306)
> I also wonder how many women chose to have 4 kids.

I guess it depends how far back you go. Prior to child labor laws, having more children resulted in more family income. They could work on the farm or in factories, etc. In those times, childhood mortality was also high. So you may have had 8 kids but not that many would make it to adulthood.

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Re:Fewer young men are in the labor force, more are living a... by watwut on Saturday June 12, 2021 @04:07AM (#27482619)
Those women had significantly less ability to not have one more kid. First , there was no child control, only way to not have sex at all. Second, husband was head of familly with huge power and there was no way to escale if he decided the celibacy is not a way to go.
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