Randy_M comments on Equality and natalism - Less Wrong Discussion
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"Also note that making children more expensive to raise is also a way to redistribute children towards richer parents" ... and those with poor long term thinking/working on outdated information. ETA: As is pointed out below (in my current sorting scheme)
Which is another part of why it would have the opposite effect. Maybe the clue from this is that the optimal plan is to change the perception of the cost of children to being more expensive, while reducing the actual cost.