If you can find a way to have nicer things by having more (expensive) children, I'm sure the world would love to hear it...
I've heard of having children described as a 'profitable' venture.
I've heard of having children described as a 'profitable' venture.
Most people I know would love to have kids but they don't want to have them with a wrong person.
And what is considered "wrong" have changed over time.
Many people want to have kids on their own terms, not the terms of their partner. They want to have zero compromise in personal freedom - so they don't takers for that offer resulting in them not having any kids.
Basically, I was questioning how people banding together 'to get nicer things', would result in people having more children. Having children is generally not a profitable venture..