"Why aren't people having kids anymore?"

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Dude making $16.5 hrs has to pay $92k in child support yearly

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They're not making him pay $92k in child support a year. They're asking him to pay $483/month because he hasn't paid $84k in child support over the last 9 years and he's so far behind the interest alone is $400+ per month.

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Dude making $16.5 hrs has to pay $92k in child support yearly

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Did you even watch the video?

Yeah the system is screwed up and no doubt there are blue collar guys who are good dads who get screwed by bad women. They get the kids and are on the hook for support such that they're economically crushed and lose their families.

I certainly acknowledge it happens, but it's far from the rule. Most guys in these situations aren't very responsible, often caused the split, certainly made bad choices along the way, etc.

There are 1000x as many married men with kids who are benefitting their families and their communities than there are legit stories about guys who did nearly everything right and still lost everything.

TLDR - System needs work and can be very unjust; Using isolated stories as reasons not to promote traditional families is dumb.

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I certainly acknowledge it happens, but it's far from the rule. Most guys in these situations aren't very responsible, often caused the split, certainly made bad choices along the way, etc.

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I watch family court cases on YouTube for fun.

What you see in the OP seems like the rule. There needs to be MASSIVE family court reform.

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Too expensive /thread

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You'll never have enough money. The truth is, too many people are too self-centered for kids.

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Too expensive /thread

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we had a higher birthrate during the great depression. Many poorer societies in poorer times have had higher birthrates in times where it was far more dangerous for mothers and children

whatever the reason is beyond just the expense. I suspect that our society is just too self-centered and our priorities are elsewhere

Sperm counts have dropped over 50% since the 1950’s from the graphene oxide particles in chemtrails plus the estrogen added to our food supply.

That’ll do it.

Plus it’s expensive AF.

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we had a higher birthrate during the great depression

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Cheap labor and lack of birth control

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Many poorer societies in poorer times have had higher birthrates in times where it was far more dangerous for mothers and children

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No birth control

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whatever the reason is beyond just the expense. I suspect that our society is just too self-centered and our priorities are elsewhere

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Women are encouraged to work on their careers

Hyper capitalism is somewhat to blame for this