Eh, the planet is overpopulated. We don’t need people to have large families anymore. This person is not doing a public service, they just wanted a large family. And they got what they wanted so they have to pay to support their choice. Which is fine, but I don’t feel a ton of sympathy.

I’m reminded of a Bill Burr joke (paraphrasing): They say it costs like $300k to raise a kid from birth to 18. Yet, people with no money keep having kids. It’d be like if I came to you complaining about my money woes and then said, ‘but anyway, the wife and I are buying another Ferrari…’

In particular, how many of the "public school is good enough" folks are paying four figures extra on their mortgage payment to be in an area where that's true.

In any major metro, an extra 2-3 bedrooms in a district with great schools is way more expensive than living in a place with the worst schools and paying tuition.

I think the reason for the heat is framing it as "it's impossible to survive".