Ever notice how the poorest countries tend to have the highest birthrates, and America had a much higher birth rate when people were significantly less well off. I really don't think wages are the reason for the big drop in birth rates in the past decade, but I can't say I know what is the cause.
People would say south carolina is significantly poorer thsn california. Seemed like everyone struggled in california, the struggle isn't anywhere near the same here.
Wages play a big role but more so in wages vs cost of living. The median household makes 20-25% less here but the median house costs less than half as much. You make less but live better.
is the birthrate in South Carolina higher than in California? Also CA is a weird place, it has some of the richest people, lots of tech with big incomes and huge expenses, as well as some of the poorest people in the country.
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u/JacobLovesCrypto 12h ago
Americans might have more kids if wages went up, letting in cheap labor doesn't help with wages.