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[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 87 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Told my mom if she wants grandkids she better stop voting for conservatives. Didn't work, and a deal's a deal.

[–] InverseParallax@lemmy.world 17 points 1 month ago

I mean, she's a boomer, if she said she had I still wouldn't trust her.

Boomers: "Reality can be anything I want."

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world -5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

she better stop voting for conservatives

Democrats have won the popular vote in the last seven of eight elections. If everyone struck this deal, I would expect to see significantly more grandkids than we're getting.

But also, states like California and New York and Massachusetts are seeing grandkid-gaps bigger than anything you'll find in Utah or Ohio or South Carolina. If conservatives are causing the problem, you would expect to see more Gen Alphas in the bluer states, wouldn't you?

[–] nifty@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

The poorer families in those states make do better than poorer families in red states, but not enough to support having kids