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Originally Posted by jamesqf
Wishful thinking, not supported by evidence. The US is a prosperous country, and has been for many decades. So are many countries in Europe. If this theory matched reality, shouldn't we be seeing significant population declines by now? Yet every census shows continued growth.
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I could not find any quick statistics, as far as I know, I am just running off of stereotypes, which was why I tried to find facts. I just found a discussion at
Income Level and Number of Children [Archive] - Straight Dope Message Board. I have associated with far more "poor" people than "rich," as a student, I definitely fall into the first category. Supposedly, poor people have sex, therefore kids, while rich people have careers, houses, and status symbols, and then families when they fit into their plans.
Again, I do not know anything about "rich people stuff." I have heard over and over (mostly from the same source) that the more rights that women have, the fewer children they have.
Somehow I think the epitome of that is a childless feminist.
Now, correct me!
