Re:Global fertility isn't just declining, it's collapsing
by dsr_ on Tuesday January 30, 2024 @09:48AM
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As Clinton famously said: "It's the economy, stupid." (I'm not calling you stupid.)
Housing, healthcare, education, and transportation are all generally unaffordable, and those are precisely the costs most associated with having children. Add in the tradeoff of one partner staying home vs making money but paying it to childcare for several years, and it's much easier to say "maybe next year".
Housing, healthcare, education, and transportation are all generally unaffordable, and those are precisely the costs most associated with having children. Add in the tradeoff of one partner staying home vs making money but paying it to childcare for several years, and it's much easier to say "maybe next year".