budoguytenkaichi [he/him,they/them] to politics • 4 years agoPEOPLE LITERALLY CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE CHILDREN YOU STUPID FUCKSexternal-linkmessage-square32 fedilinkarrow-up190
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minus-squareYanqui_UXO [any]hexbear41·4 years agoChildren used to be a means to support aging parents. Now, with the downward mobility, it's the other way around. link
minus-squarePlantsRstillCool [des/pair]hexbear8·4 years agoGood point. Also with retirement systems in place, now I don't have to birth a child just so someone will take care of me in old age rather than just being left to die after my labor isn't of value anymore link
minus-squarePlantsRstillCool [des/pair]hexbear2·4 years agoYeah I guess this just works for pmc. Those seem like the people not having babies anyway. link
Children used to be a means to support aging parents. Now, with the downward mobility, it's the other way around.
Good point. Also with retirement systems in place, now I don't have to birth a child just so someone will take care of me in old age rather than just being left to die after my labor isn't of value anymore
If you can afford those retirement systems...
Yeah I guess this just works for pmc. Those seem like the people not having babies anyway.