This was the surprisingly controversial advice of slain political activist Charlie Kirk to the thousands of young people who flocked to him for advice.

Detractors argue such advice is reckless and mindless. Who in their right mind would encourage someone to have children they don’t have the money to raise? It sounds like a recipe for a bunch of impoverished, malnourished, uneducated children raised by rosy-eyed parents who think having a family is nothing but a numbers game.

And it’s an expensive numbers game according to some sources. A study from the loan company Lending Tree suggests that families should expect to spend $237,482 over 18 years to raise a child. With numbers like these, most couples are going to decide that one child is likely more than they can afford. Forget about

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