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What's the implied (final) solution to this extremely concerning situation, bucko? peterson-pain

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[–] Thallo@hexbear.net 30 points 4 weeks ago

When people say improve material conditions, I believe most are referring to making birth and raising a child essentially free.

I believe many socialist countries have had state funded childcare, and obviously many have socialized medicine. This allowed women to both work and have children.

Yeah, as women gain more autonomy and reproductive rights, the birthrate will go down, but we should at least make it as easy as possible for those who do want children.

Anecdotally, I know three couples who want to have children, and all of them say they can't because they can't afford it. They all had to move back in with their parents, too. I can't help but feel money plays a major role here because it creates a barrier of entry to those who do want kids.

Then again, anecdotally, to your point, my wife and I can afford children but simply don't want any. We aren't the only ones.