• tal@lemmy.today
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    4 days ago

    It’s better than driving the state budget into the ground, though I still think that it’d be better to get the birth rate up to a sustainable level.

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      How are you going to convince people to have babies while continuously siphoning off more and more resources from the average person?

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      Having children means finding a large enough and affordable house, which is a nightmare in most cities with a lot of competition. Then you have to pay for childcare, extra food, extra utilities and other expenses. This would ruin a lot of young people who don’t earn a lot or already struggle with money, and don’t have rich parents to back them up.