@djc there’s some relationship between natality and benefits generosity, but it’s not super strong. countries that want to increase their birth rates have to offer very, very generous benefits to make a small dent, is my understanding. but given whatever number of kids will come to exist, having them being raised with good nutrition and stable shelter etc, rendering them capable of interacting well with education benefits we also fund, has strong positive externalities for the rest of society.5/