No, I am not one of these hard-core “zero population growth” people who believe that we will solve all the human problems by ceasing to have children. And I don’t get mad at people who have children. Some people in the various eco circles think that nobody should have any children, which is not a viable plan.
In any society, there are some people who naturally want to have children, and some who do not.
That said …
We don’t need to go out of our way to make more babies. We don’t need the government to incentivize people to have more babies in order to shore up the consumer economy, Social Security, and so on.
In case I haven’t made it clear here and on my other channels, as an eco activist I am in favor of Global North countries allowing a steady flow of immigration to maintain a vibrant population while supporting climate refugees.
As opposed to each Global North country trying to maintain a vibrant population by prodding its existing citizens to make more babies. The planet doesn’t need for countries to be thinking individualistically like this.
If you haven’t heard about the “pro-natalist” movement and policy proposals, it’s something we need to keep an eye on and speak up about.