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Seriouisly, who can afford to have kids? Who can afford to be married with the tax burden the way it is? The government punishes responsible people. It’s either the dirt poor or the rich who can afford families.

“Seriouisly, who can afford to have kids? Who can afford to be married with the tax burden the way it is? The government punishes responsible people. It’s either the dirt poor or the rich who can afford families.”

I used to give the millennials a tough time about being soft. But after studying objectively, I can say that if I was a 25-35 year old man there’s no way I am marrying or having kids in this economy.

First, you have to take out a mortgage to get a college degree just to qualify for a job slightly above stocking groceries. Second, wages have been stagnant for 10+ years. So, you’re really not making any headway paying back student loans. And even if you had enough sense to get a STEM degree, you have to live in constant anxiety of your employer laying you off in favor of Raji Gupta and his three cousins from India who are fine working for a third of your pay and pilling in a one bedroom apartment.

I know it is fun to bash Millennials, but the globalism race to the bottom chickens have come home to roost, and they’re the ones left holding the bag.

Where there is a will....

I contend that the “affordability” of children is a lie from the pit of hell, as it is with marriage. I understand that practical considerations, planning, and prudence must all be considered, and that not every couple’s circumstances are identical.

The lie, however, is that all that we have must come from ourselves (not God), and that we must reach some elusive state of financial “security” before we allow our holy matrimonies to bear their natural fruit.

Mrs. Señor Presidente is now expecting our fifth child.
In our marriage, I can but testify to the veracity of Him who said, “During the forty years that I led you through the wilderness, your clothes did not wear out, nor did the sandals on your feet.”