More Americans say they’re not planning to have a child, U.S. birthrate declines

Re:More Americans say they’re not planning to have a child, ... by toomuchtodo on Sunday November 21, 2021 @05:52PM (#29300574)

How do you square this with the fact that the birth rate is also low in European countries with reasonable cost of living and robust safety nets.

Maybe people just don’t want kids when they’re educated.

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Re:More Americans say they’re not planning to have a child, ... by 1270018080 on Sunday November 21, 2021 @06:22PM (#29300807)

It's also still expensive to do have kids in Europe anyway. Safety nets aside. They purchasing power per capita is lower than in America.

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Re:More Americans say they’re not planning to have a child, ... by heavyset_go on Sunday November 21, 2021 @07:37PM (#29301314)

Cost of living has been rising across the EU, as well. You can see it most obviously in the international cities.

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