“Tax credits are great, but they’re very small compared to the cost of child care and the cost of housing," Kofron said. “If we really want to fix the problem, we really need to think about the system holistically.”

Of the people I know who wanted kids but don’t have them, it’s two reasons:

• Feel like they can’t afford it, despite 2 people working full time
• Despair for the immediate future

Our capitalist hellscape makes both of those problems worse.

Texas must have a lot of underground abortions going on to reduce the birth rate that much.