THE more children you have, the more likely you’ll be poor: That was the grim slogan of a national birth-control campaign more
than four decades ago. It was dire, but it was also accurate, and it remains accurate today. In the years since, the cost of rearing, educating and keeping a child healthy has steadily risen. It’s the embarrassing, albeit practical, reason why many married couples forego parenthood.
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