[mercy]

A simple cost/benefit analysis of the prospect of having children will dramatically prove it is no longer worth it. Add to this the feminazi revolution and every man knows he's gonna get the shaft and she'll get the kids leaving him with just the bills .... and more and more men realize it is REALLY not worth it. Men once desired children for reasons of 'empire'. No matter how miniscule the empire might be ... sons at least could help build it and continue it after the progenitors death. Today quite the reverse is true. The brats will more likely bankrupt you and squander anything you are able to build anyway.

[FITZ]

The brats will more likely bankrupt you and squander anything you are able to build anyway.

Just make your kids go out and get jobs.

[gusopol3]

Such cynicism regarding children can only come from hard experience (I don't mean you personally!). I suspect that fathers still expect a better outcome for their kids when they are establishing families. But the article makes the point that it's not just the effete who have turned away from having kids, but people in pretty spare circumstances all over the world.