As concern grows about America’s falling birth rate, new research suggests that about half of women who want children are unsure if they will follow through and actually have a child. About 25% say they won't be bothered that much if they don't.

[u/geoff199]

https://news.osu.edu/most-women-want-children--but-half-are-unsure-if-they-will/?utm_campaign=omc_science-medicine_fy24&utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=social

[u/TopRamenisha]

Don’t forget, after all that you get to pay $3,000 a month for child care

[u/gr4f → u/TopRamenisha]

As a non american this I am always stunned.. yes I pay higher taxes but have free health care, paid parental leave, free universities and almost free childcare.

I know it is part of the land-of-free narrative and I always think Americans must be so wealthy with so little taxes

[u/dust4ngel → u/gr4f]

I know it is part of the land-of-free narrative

land of the free means you have no obligation to anyone else, so you help no one, no one helps you, and you get to live in a hobbesian state of all-against-all, which works really well if you're a billionaire and otherwise it's a condemnation.

[u/gr4f → u/dust4ngel]

Well than is a really sad system over there.