[vibrant]

This is driven by a very simple thing - pension funds and insurance.

Back in the day (and in poor countries with no pension funds) people knew that they had to have children because otherwise nobody would support them when they were old and they'd die. Right now people are confident that they will get a pension when they are old, so there is no reason for them to have kids.

They consider children as an inconvenience, miss out on the marvel of parenthood, and basically make the nation die off gradually.

Plus of course - lowering wages and women having to work, thus making having a child a huge problem.

[wetpaws]

People are driven by daycare costing between $1000-$2500 a month to start with.

[stevenwoo]

What workers are you thinking of that have a pension besides certain federal/state/municipal employees.

The average or median worker in the United States cannot depend on a pension, it is impractical for the vast majority of Americans to consider what we commonly think of as retirement and stopping work. http://time.com/money/4258451/retirement-savings-survey/

[casefields]

I work in film and television. We have pensions.