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Originally Posted by widebody911

While I agree with these observations, how are they social engineering?

We shame people who are successful. As a result, the successful seek to appear less successful to relieve some guilt.

And I think the children thing is a direct result of Welfare, Medicaid, and all sorts of social programs for the poor. It's pretty much free to have kids if you are poor. The tax burden is so high on the middle class (and upper class), they don't want to have kids because it would mean a significant downgrade in lifestyle.