gov’t as surrogate husband doesn’t work fertility-wise.
“gov’t as surrogate husband doesn’t work fertility-wise.”
That’s part of the problem. Wealthy people tend to have fewer children and invest more in them; the best schools, an ivy league college, piano lessons, etc. Poor people tend to have more children to ensure their old age is taken care of. Rich people aren’t so worried about their old age. They think they’ll have medical insurance and own plenty of property; no kids needed.
That’s one facet. Another is that our society has gotten away from the Christian philosophy of being fruitful and multiplying. Global warming, carbon, footprints, don’t ya know. That’s what’s taken over instead.
In the sixties government terrified us that we were all going to die from nuclear fallout. Then, it was an ice age. Now it’s global warming. The long term effect of this hysterical propaganda is pernicious and stops people from having children. Who would bring a child into certain Hell?
We’ve also become self-absorbed. Who can afford children when you’re saving for a tummy tuck or to have those crow’s feet erased?
These are sad times.