Except data shows the opposite of that. The number of children people have is inversely proportional to their wealth. I'm sure there's some people who would like to have an additional kid but are in financial straits, but most people either don't want to have kids regardless or are going to have kids regardless.
The problem is cultural, not financial. And giving more government money to women to have kids just increases their dependence on government.
That's true as a refutation of the post you're replying to. But people who understand their finances well enough to build up capital understand it well enough to know that children are a loss of discretionary and luxury spending power. I'm sure some of them that are on the fence on the pros and cons will be convinced if that loss of living standards con is mitigated.
Except data shows the opposite of that. The number of children people have is inversely proportional to their wealth. I'm sure there's some people who would like to have an additional kid but are in financial straits, but most people either don't want to have kids regardless or are going to have kids regardless.
The problem is cultural, not financial. And giving more government money to women to have kids just increases their dependence on government.
That's true as a refutation of the post you're replying to. But people who understand their finances well enough to build up capital understand it well enough to know that children are a loss of discretionary and luxury spending power. I'm sure some of them that are on the fence on the pros and cons will be convinced if that loss of living standards con is mitigated.