[lurk]

It’s not about money. It’s about priorities. Young families get themselves up to their chins in consumer debt and then calculate that there’s no room for a baby in their financial situation. They have chosen the house, the cars and the toys.

There are families having children. They adjust their budgets and their priorities.

[Buckeye McFrog]

There are families having children

But very few, that is the point. Whenever I am in a public gathering of 100 or more people, by law of averages I should expect to see at least 3 or 4 visibly pregnant women. I rarely do.

[Mrs. Don-o]

In a (related) telling statistic, I recently saw that there are homeschooling families at every level of household income, even though homeschooling often entails foregoing all or part of one parent's potential income.

The key variable here is not a difference in incomes. It's a difference in values.

[kearnyirish2]

“It’s not about money. It’s about priorities. Young families get themselves up to their chins in consumer debt and then calculate that there’s no room for a baby in their financial situation. They have chosen the house, the cars and the toys.”

As a Christian “breeder” I agree with the previous Pope’s criticism of the selfishness of those who choose not to breed. On the other hand, many who aren’t breeding today don’t have a house, cars, toys, or a job.