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Re:India's surprise baby bust is a warning to the world by WarmWash on Friday June 05, 2026 @03:41PM (#48417184)
You also have the state which pays for most of the top line expenses of having kids. Once you start making money, those benefits don't fade, they instantly disappear entirely.
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Re:India's surprise baby bust is a warning to the world by bombcar on Friday June 05, 2026 @11:59PM (#48421254)
If you're at a certain income, additional kids is additional income as more and more gets taken care of.

And that certain income can be surprisingly high, as it's often a multiple of the poverty level which is calculated based on family size.

eg: https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/badgercareplus/fpl.htm

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Re:India's surprise baby bust is a warning to the world by Spooky23 on Saturday June 06, 2026 @10:12AM (#48425324)
Yup. And it tends to cluster around rural and sectarian lines.

When people start having 6+, the formulas get weird and vary by state and sometimes county.

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