Being poor has very little to with having children. The poor across the world have more children than the wealthy.
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MotoAsh@lemmy.world 2 weeks agoAnd that everyone’s too damn poor. Babysitter? Not on average wages! No one wants to give up all of their time and money for kids they might not be able to provide for.
Bluewing@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
MotoAsh@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
That doesn’t change the motivations of millions of people in the world. You know, the kind of numbers that can produce a massive dip in data…
Pacattack57@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
There are people giving 100% of their paychecks for childcare and the spouse pays for everything else.
That is a failure of the US and birth rates won’t improve until that changes.
outhouseperilous@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
Nothing wrong with current birth rates, just the reasons for them.
I think you meant
Pacattack57@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Low both rates deplete the workforce in the long term. Creates issues where tax revenue is low and cost of social programs and healthcare are extremely high because there are so many people at retirement age and beyond. Birth rates at a minimum should be stagnant.
outhouseperilous@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
Its spelled “increase the negotiating power of labor”
Tax billionaires out if existence. Or re-organize society so we work somewhat efficiently and don’t spend 90% of allblabor doing useless corpo bosswank.
See, this is only a problem gor evil exploitative oligarch shit heels. Benefits humans very much.
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
That assumes no immigration