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Re:Inequality, Interest Rates, Aging, and the Role of Centra... by nemo44x on Wednesday September 01, 2021 @10:26AM (#28380252)
What's interesting is birth rates say otherwise. The wealthier you are the lower your birthrate. People that can certainly afford to have many children are not where as very low income people are having many. I think it's something more than people feeling like they can't afford it.

https://www.statista.com/statistics/241530/birth-rate-by-fam...

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Re:Inequality, Interest Rates, Aging, and the Role of Centra... by lotsofpulp on Wednesday September 01, 2021 @10:48AM (#28380506)
Birth rates for lower incomes are plummeting too, so I think it is mostly lack of access to birth control like IUDs and pills, but also lack of women’s financial independence.

https://www.statista.com/statistics/562541/birth-rate-by-pov...

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Re:Inequality, Interest Rates, Aging, and the Role of Centra... by larksimian on Wednesday September 01, 2021 @10:49AM (#28380520)
Possible causality inversion? People have more money because they chose to not have kids, all else being equal.
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