▲ 140 ▼ China has a birth-rate problem. It's also the 2nd-least affordable country in the world to raise a child, says a Beijing think tank. (www.businessinsider.com) submitted 2 years ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world 34 comments fedilink hide all child comments China is one of the world's most unaffordable places to raise a child, a Beijing think tank says. The cost of raising a child compared to GDP per capita is 6.3 times in China, but 4.11 in the US, it said. The cost of raising a child is sinking China's already falling birth rate, the researchers said.
[–] LemmyExpert@lemmy.zip 12 points 2 years ago "Why aren't the wage slaves breeding?? 🥺 We need more or our standard of living is really going to take a huge hit." permalink fedilink source