[greesil]

It's car seats that are affecting fertility, and definitely couldn't be the cost of raising a child. /s

[throwaway0a5e]

Money and time are fungible on a societal level. If you throw up barriers to entry in the form of time and/or money you will get less of whatever it is you're throwing barriers in front of.

Car seats are just one example of a barrier.

[D13Fd]

Car seats are a bump in the road, while the cost of daycare, and private school, and college are Mt. Everest.

We’re debating the merits of reducing the bump while ignoring the much much bigger issues.

[greesil]

I'm going to guess you don't have kids.

[btilly]

Your snark is uncalled for.

I completely agree with the comment and I have 4 teenagers.

In fact having children has made me more acutely aware of the issue, not less. Because now I have more things I want to do, and face more barriers of both time and money that I have to trade off.

[whiddershins]

You can provide a better quality of life than any child had 100 years ago, for very little money. So why exactly would money be the limiting factor?

[dragonwriter]

> You can provide a better quality of life than any child had 100 years ago, for very little money. So why exactly would money be the limiting factor?

Because no one is setting their expectations (including child welfare agencies) on “what was practical 100 years ago”.

[greesil]

You also have a better quality of life than 100 years ago without needing to spend much money, why would you need extras like health insurance, or an education? Why would your wife (I assume you're a dude) need or god forbid want to work? It's ironic that 100 years ago is your baseline for success, yet you are posting your opinions using such futuristic technology as the Internet.

[pwinnski]

I'm not sure anybody ever makes any decision on the basis of a century ago. It certainly never crosses my mind.

I think only: can I afford this? What will I need to give up to afford this? Is it worth it?