[G Larry]

"can't afford it" is most often a function of priorities.

I'm the oldest of 9 and only the oldest at home had their own room.

We weren't fashion plates at school.

Mom stayed home and took care of the house and kids.

[setter]

“can’t afford it” is most often a function of priorities.
I’m the oldest of 9 and only the oldest at home had their own room.
We weren’t fashion plates at school.
Mom stayed home and took care of the house and kids. “

Can’t compare decades ago to now.

-Health insurance average cost per month for family $2500-2800
-you can buy a less expensive house but it’s a less desireable neighborhood/ ghetto with crappy schools
-college cost is prohibitive
-everything is more expensive than 40 years ago on a exponential scale.

[Mrs. Don-o]

It's not a matter of income. It's a matter of values.

U.S. Dept of Labor stats indicate, just for instance, that homeschooling families (and they tend to be multiparous) are represented at every level of income in the U.S. Every level of income. Think of that.

There are families at $150,000 a year that think they can't afford more than two, and families at $35,000 a year that have five.

Yeah, they re-gift their Christmas presents and shop for the cheaper cuts of macaroni. Nothing wrong with that.