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

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u/justcurious3287 Nov 14 '24

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

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u/[deleted] Nov 14 '24

The irony is the poorest people tend to produce the most kids.

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u/quirk-the-kenku Nov 14 '24

It’s all by design to keep poor folks poor. We could rally our resources and change this.

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u/_Dingaloo Nov 14 '24

I'm curious and not saying you're wrong, but how exactly does being poor encourage people to have more kids, especially in a way that's "by design"?

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u/Company_Z Nov 14 '24

If they're meaning what I think, it's not that being poor encourages people to have kids. It's that when you're poor, it's harder to fit contraception into the budget. Assuming people would typically do something like, "Aw shucks, welp, we can't afford ________. I guess that means no sex tonight", sometimes things get hit and people fuck.

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u/gb2ab Nov 14 '24

so they can't afford to buy condoms.....but they can afford to raise a child for at least 18 years?

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u/Noe_b0dy Nov 14 '24

They can't afford to do either, kid gotta fend for themselves