Government has indoctrinated millennial women and younger to look down on child rearing. Being a housewife is not only frowned upon, but more difficult to achieve as two incomes are needed to support a family in the modern world (unless the man happens to be a big earner)
Infantilization of millennials: Ask any parent and they will tell you that they relive their childhood through their kids. Millennials prefer to retain their youth by refusing or delaying their adulthood. I know a couple 40 something childless couples who love watching Marvel movies...that shit is for kids, sorry to say.
two incomes: Touched on this one but it needs repeating. Unless you have two big earners, most of income #2 is eaten up by daycare. Government assistance is more viable with more kids to justify one person staying at home, but 2 jobs while paying for daycare for one kid is a net loss financially for some.
Entitlement: Kids means sacrifice and not being the most important person in your own life. Smart millennials who don't want to sacrifice don't have kids. The ones that do usually end up with neglected kids. While its sad that so many arent having kids, its even more sad to see abused children.
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Government has indoctrinated millennial women and younger to look down on child rearing. Being a housewife is not only frowned upon, but more difficult to achieve as two incomes are needed to support a family in the modern world (unless the man happens to be a big earner)
Infantilization of millennials: Ask any parent and they will tell you that they relive their childhood through their kids. Millennials prefer to retain their youth by refusing or delaying their adulthood. I know a couple 40 something childless couples who love watching Marvel movies...that shit is for kids, sorry to say.
two incomes: Touched on this one but it needs repeating. Unless you have two big earners, most of income #2 is eaten up by daycare. Government assistance is more viable with more kids to justify one person staying at home, but 2 jobs while paying for daycare for one kid is a net loss financially for some.
Entitlement: Kids means sacrifice and not being the most important person in your own life. Smart millennials who don't want to sacrifice don't have kids. The ones that do usually end up with neglected kids. While its sad that so many arent having kids, its even more sad to see abused children.
Letting young people borrow tons of money with government backed loans has inflated the costs of housing and college enormously.