Boomers:
Why don’t I have grandkids?
Millenials/Zoomers:
You got cash up front for that?
We fucking don’t.
“Why is there a fertility crisis?”
Other than “line go up” economics, which I don’t care about, I don’t see a “crisis.” Overall, less people is good for people and, more importantly, all the other life we are supposed to share the planet with.
Less people is good for people, but decreasing people isn’t. Japan and Korea are currently suffering from this and it’s affecting a lot more than line go up economics.
You don’t get to less without decreasing, lol. Less economic growth and a temporary issue with too many old people. That’s not a bad trade off for a better future for all.
And why do states care so much about the birth rate crisis? Because it hurts them financially. https://missouriindependent.com/2024/10/22/missouri-mifepristone-lawsuit-andrew-bailey-teen-pregnancy/
We’ll just do what Russia does and outlaw anything that even encourages not having kids
Wait - that means outlawing this pre-pay system. Effectively slapping regulations on the free market. In fact, you could argue the costs of delivery, in general, encourages not having kids. Guess if conservatives want to emulate pooty poot we have to have deliveries subsidized. This alignment with Russia won’t take long to start making conservatives heads explode.
sorry Ms Jones, the credit card bounced, we’re going to need to put it back
My grandpa said the hospital told him they wouldn’t release grandma and my aunt, their first kid, until he paid the bill in full. They were poor, clearly, and he said he could make payments but that was about it and they refused. He spent an hour feeling hopeless, then realized they were full of shit, walked back in and said ‘‘OK, you can keep them.’’ And tried to leave again. Turned out they COULD accept payments.
Fuckin USA healthcare. I don’t care what anybody says, Kaiser Permanente having the insurance company and the health care provider unified is good for human wellbeing because it aligns the incentives of the insurance company and care providers.
My first kid was born at KP and cost like $300 out of pocket. My second kid was born with Blue Shield and cost like $20,000. Both were c-sections with a multi-day recovery due to complications, and the complications on the first were life threatening. Even the food in the Kp kitchen was amazing. I literally would’ve just gone there to eat.
It’s the ol’ dilate and dash scam. Seen it a hundred times. I keep telling the hospitals they gotta get their money up front. It’s a lot harder to rip people off if they’ve already gotten what they wanted.
