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[โ€“] pyre@lemmy.world 4 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

wild. you'd think as a capitalist country that wants to maximize workforce for cheap labor people would be more incentivized to procreate. yet you have insane costs to childbirth alone, no parental leave for either parent (or a pathetic amount on state level), no child support... and this on top.

[โ€“] Notyou@sopuli.xyz 4 points 11 hours ago

Same problem as ever. Short term gain vs long term growth.