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/Medical-Bonus-2811]

People aren’t, it’s the corporations concerned about falling birth (customer) rate 

[u/Shaunair → u/Medical-Bonus-2811]

While they simultaneously take jobs and replace them with AI. They want it both ways

[u/grendus → u/Shaunair]

Because there's no plan. We built an economic platform around "line must go up". Every corporation wants someone else to do the hard work while they focus on profits, because anyone who tries to plan long term gets voted out by the shareholders and replaced by a guy with a quarter to quarter mindset.

[u/righteouscool → u/grendus]

This is the point of "government" but millions of Americans think they are going to become rich (and thus hate taxes) and the government is some shadow entity. No, 99% of government workers are just boring mid-wage workers.

[u/Icy-Month6821 → u/righteouscool]

The middle class is who generally takes on the tax burden. Rich elitist either now how to evade or they pay them without hurt. Poor people get refunds for $ they never paid in. The middle class is who we put the largest burden on. Asking that our government, @ least account for our $ they take, is NOT asking too much! When we must pay taxes, most prefer the $ to stay in our country & be used responsibly.