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Originally Posted by Sephiroth
Understood (particularly the economic value of childcare) - but if the ratio of working age people to retired people is the underlying economic problem, then encouraging more babies is a must - and that's a long term project.
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No it is, but housing is one of the biggest reasons people are having fewer children later.
In the 1970s/1980s, the average age to buy your first home was around 23. Now it's 33-24.
People are less inclined to start families until they're more settled.