we know that young people have a better chance of achieving upward mobility for themselves and their children if they wait to start a family [until] after they have gotten a foothold in the labor market and gotten married

my lower-middle-class partner and i got a foothold in the labor market and bought a house at, uh, age 35, after saving for a decade to make a six figure down payment. no student loans, no debt, perfect credit. still took until our mid-30s to get enough stability that we could explore the “having kids” stage of life, but by that point, we gave up. why would i want to subject my own children to this fucked up system?