That's another reason a lot of people
aren't having kids. It's very hard work if you want your kids to have all that they need. And I've heard from a few people that they don't want to bring kids into this shitty world. All the bad news we're bombarded with would depress anybody.
It's really better if one parent can stay home with the kids, no matter which parent. Nobody else other than the grandparents can give the children the love they need to thrive. But it also takes money to give the children what they need, things like insurance and food and other necessities. That's all most of us can afford these days. The current poverty line shouldn't be for a family of four, that should be for a single person. I would say that it takes at least $35,000 a year for a single person to have what he needs, and that's still just scraping by.