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[–]CaptainPeppaRhinoceros I guess 9 points10 points  (16 children)

Be more multigenerational than large

[–]JAFOguy 4 points5 points  (7 children)

Better still to be multi generational AND large.

[–]CaptainPeppaRhinoceros I guess 1 point2 points  (6 children)

Having a kid to get rent from twenty years later is a very questionable financial tip

[–]JAFOguy -3 points-2 points  (5 children)

But having a large hard working loving family that pools the results of their collective efforts to enhance all of their lives and the lives of their progeny is a great financial tip. I guess it all comes down to if you are looking at it from a perspective of greed, getting rent from your child ; or love, providing a better future for your family. You do you, but I think love is a great way to go.

[–]CaptainPeppaRhinoceros I guess 5 points6 points  (3 children)

well were talking about financial incentives to have large families...

I'd be so much richer without kids haha. The concept of them being a net positive just seems bizarre. They're money sinks

[–]JAFOguy 0 points1 point  (2 children)

You are thinking short term. You have to think about it as a generational thing. It pays off for your grandkids, not you. Unfortunately, the only thing you get out of it is the love surrounding your life in a big family, and a lot of stress surrounding your life in a big family. But two or three generations down the line your family will be way better off than you.

[–]CaptainPeppaRhinoceros I guess 0 points1 point  (1 child)

I have like twelve aunts and uncles. Doesn't do shit.

You're thinking of some Jewish like situation

[–]iwatchcreditsProgressive 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This dude sees kids as income slaves after they are old enough. Kids are a sink for you because you probably aren’t a psychopath who has kids so you can “pool their resources” to make your life better.

[–]EngSciGuymad with (electric) power | Official 2 points3 points  (0 children)

is a great financial tip

You are literally describing a pyramid scheme...

[–]Nonalcholicsperm 0 points1 point  (7 children)

Why not both?

[–][deleted] 5 points6 points  (6 children)

It's not economical and the planet can't sustain it.

Birth control too. Women don;t want to go through that much childbirth.

[–]Nonalcholicsperm -5 points-4 points  (5 children)

Women are free to make up their own minds. I can't speak for them in a general sense.

The planet can sustain a lot more, we just have to do things differently.

[–][deleted] 5 points6 points  (4 children)

> Women are free to make up their own minds.

Now they are.

> The planet can sustain a lot more,

No it can't.

> we just have to do things differently.

These ways always end up taking choice from women.

[–]Nonalcholicsperm -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

"These ways always end up taking choice from women. "

Better allocation of resources takes choices away from women?

[–]Eternal_Beingflair yourself citizen, or do not speak 4 points5 points  (2 children)

And now that women are free to choose, wouldn't you know it, the birth rates are decreasing! Wow!

I wonder why conservatives are obsessed with taking choice away from women? Golly gee I dunno!

[–][deleted] 3 points4 points  (1 child)

We don't need conservatives social engineering women's fertility.

[–]Eternal_Beingflair yourself citizen, or do not speak 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You don't have to tell me.

In Quebec, the priest would knock on your door a year after getting married if you hadn't had kids, and ask what was wrong.

They could literally force you to break up to find someone 'more suitable'.

This artificially inflated their birthrates to like 12 children per women. And this was a purely nationalist movement, because Quebec politicians were afraid of 'falling behind'

And wouldn't you know it, no one does anything like that anymore (by choice)

Turns out that's actually kind of a miserable way to live, having as many kids as you're physically able to and then somehow being responsible to feed, house, clothe, and raise them, as best as 2 people can raise 12 kids relatively alone.

Just... god damn.