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jdthedisciple 47 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: India's surprise baby bust

> The economic costs of having children at a replacement rate are simply too high.

Interesting, guess our cavemen ancestors were much smarter and more capable than us since that seemed easy for them.

Hint: Imagine cutting defense budget and foreign meddling in favor of supporting families at home. Genius idea right?

trumpdong 47 days ago [–]

There's a certain other country that has free education, free healthcare, free childcare, heavy tax subsidies for having children, has the highest birthrates in the region, and it's all paid for with American tax dollars.

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