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Amused to Death posted:It's probably mostly this, combined with a bit of modern living. People in theory want more kids, but it just keeps being put off since people can now effectively put it off. * have full-time out-of-the-home jobs (which often involve well over 40 hours/week) * have a big house of their own in the suburbs at great expense in both time (commuting) and money * have lots of time for individual recreation * have retirement time which they spend on individual pursuits rather than taking care of their grandkids * spend lavishly on each kid in terms of time, space, education and recreation There is not enough time for more than one or two kids in the lavish and individualstic lifestyle that is presented as normal in modern society. Government subsidies for daycare and education only goes part way to reducing these pressures on families, as shown by the fact that rich people do not tend to have larger families than lower-income families. I'm not saying these developments toward liberal individualism are bad, but they do explain why women are choosing to have fewer kids.
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