Yes, it is a critique form the economic point of view, especially the Austrian economic point of view. I find the time preference argument especially to the point. After taking the cost-benefits of having children into account, high time preference would be the nail in the coffin of the natalists’ arguments.

Rothbardian_fanatic

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Thomas Malthus’s Disciples: The Pro-Natalists

For anyone confused as to how pro-natalists could be called Malthusians:  the argument of the article is that both pro-natalists and anti-natalists believe in a Malthusian view that more resources consumed by the households translates to more babies produced by the household.

The article is a critique of the idea that economic subsidies can get families to produce more babies.
