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chouchou

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2. Children are expensive. When your mortgage or rent, electricity, water, transportation....is...

Reply to IronLionZion (Original post)

Fri May 30, 2025, 02:26 PM

May 30

..way much more than just a few years ago, people don't and probably CAN'T have another mouth to feed.
Anybody remember Hotel 6 or hotel 8 ? True, was 2 decades ago but, paying 65-85 dollars each night for RENT?
Jesus Christ!

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Why The U.S. Government Can't Convince Americans To Have Kids [View all] IronLionZion May 30 OP

Hint, it is not just the U.S. All the industrial nations. Young adults can't afford to take care of themselves LiberalArkie May 30 #1

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not one et tu May 30 #3

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The only thing that will trickle down Linda ladeewolf Jun 1 #9

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