▲ 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.
[–] SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) But kids consume resources too? It's reflected immediately, even if it might not be the immediate full effect. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] wahming@monyet.cc 5 points 2 years ago The assertion is not that population change does not affect consumption, but that the decline in population is not significant enough to make a difference in the near future, at least compared with other factors permalink fedilink source parent
[–] wahming@monyet.cc 5 points 2 years ago The assertion is not that population change does not affect consumption, but that the decline in population is not significant enough to make a difference in the near future, at least compared with other factors permalink fedilink source parent