If you scroll to the bottom of the article, they post their sources, including studies published in peer reviewed journals. I’m sure most of us see this headline and go, “Duh,” but here we have hard data. Every time our billionaire and political overlords wring their hands about birthrates, the collective response from all of us should be, “fuck you, pay me, or kick rocks.”
Not only pay! Also create a safe and reliable social security net that would effectively kick in in case of need! Also build low income but good quality housing close to the jobs that are paying you and close to social contacts. Also install a minimum wage that is actually meaningful to sustain a family on 1.5 salary, if not even higher.
That’s why saying “I don’t care about politics” is shortsighted. Politics enters constantly into your life and influences your options and decisions.
When people say they don’t care about politics it’s mainly because they’re so utterly disenfranchised they avoid it rather than feel frustrated at their complete lack of ability to change anything, all while getting into arguments with friends and neighbors.