[extropy-chat] darfur EP

[ilsa]

ten thousand per year per child is very low.  good nursery schools cost more
than that every year and more though the grades and more than three times
that for high school.  then there are activities and cloths.  .  guess you
have not been a parent in this generation!  light laughter,  ilsa

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> Most people can't afford to have lots of kids.  How much does a child
> cost to raise per year?  Perhaps $10,000?  That's not an unreasonable
> estimate.  The median income in the US is $40,000, so that gives a
> single wage earner enough for two kids (plus spouse).  People who earn
> less can't even afford even that, but they get away with it by not
> spending as much on each child.  Peope who earn more, particularly
> more intelligent people, make a conscious decision not to have many
> children.
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