re: U.S. birth rate falls for 4th year in a row

I guarantee the birth rate for certain subsets of the population have risen and will continue to rise.

As a childless, selfish, evil, good for nothing millennial:

1) Children are expensive to raise correctly (i.e. decent standard of living, good education, stable social/financial support system). The financial issues facing my generation have been well documented.

2) I'm afraid of screwing it up. The world doesn't need more shitty people. You're not raising a child, you're raising an adult. Damn near anyone can biologically reproduce, but how many of them can mold a child into a valuable, useful, productive citizen?

3) I delayed a ton of gratification by getting a terminal degree, staying out of trouble, and living frugally. It sucked watching all my friends live it up while I studied and worked my arse off. I have yet to realize/enjoy the fruits of my labor and I think it would be irresponsible to have a child when I myself cannot say with 100% certainty that I would be able to place their needs and desires before my own.