A 2021 study by the Census revealed that childless adults age 55 and older had a median net worth of $153,900 compared to $130,400 for biological parents.
I think there’s a very solid argument to be made that far fewer would be making that choice if the future didn’t look bleak as hell. I would at least consider having kids if I thought there was a better than not chance that the world I leave them will be better than the one I was given.
Yes but you can also argue that shitload of people simply have kids without thinking even when they absolutely shouldn’t. So yeah some people would like to have kids but decide not to while others shouldn’t have kids but do anyway. It’s really time to change our attitude from “every couple needs kids” to “only some couples should have kids”.
Exactly. People need to stop acting like the economy is stopping them from making the biggest mistake of their lives. This is the ONLY good thing about the economy right now.
Nah dude, not having children is definitely a choice and is becoming more and more common
I think there’s a very solid argument to be made that far fewer would be making that choice if the future didn’t look bleak as hell. I would at least consider having kids if I thought there was a better than not chance that the world I leave them will be better than the one I was given.
Yes but you can also argue that shitload of people simply have kids without thinking even when they absolutely shouldn’t. So yeah some people would like to have kids but decide not to while others shouldn’t have kids but do anyway. It’s really time to change our attitude from “every couple needs kids” to “only some couples should have kids”.
Exactly. People need to stop acting like the economy is stopping them from making the biggest mistake of their lives. This is the ONLY good thing about the economy right now.
i think it can be both, tbh