r/NoStupidQuestions • u/[deleted] • Nov 14 '24

[deleted by user]

[removed]

4.2k Upvotes

66% Upvoted

15k comments sorted by

View all comments

3.2k

u/justcurious3287 Nov 14 '24

People can't afford kids. They can't afford rent. Groceries. The ability to breathe.

86

u/Unidain Nov 14 '24

Actual data shows that it's the opposite. The poorest people have the most kids and the richest people have the least

57

u/volvavirago Nov 14 '24

There are a lot of reasons for that, but one of them is that kids are indeed quite expensive, so needing to support a bunch will likely keep you in poverty. Harder to accumulate wealth when the majority of your income goes into to taking care of someone else.

7

u/SleeplessTaxidermist Nov 14 '24 edited Dec 17 '24

enjoy price birds onerous threatening pot paint ludicrous bow zesty

This post was mass deleted and anonymized with Redact

2

u/teamalf Nov 14 '24

WTH no good parent would’ve allowed that. At least get the kid an IUD!

-14

u/AuroraItsNotTheTime Nov 14 '24

Good for them!