Women Want More Children than Men, and Other Links
Bryan Caplan: Women want children more than men. Even though “kids hurt women’s happiness more than men’s.”
Americans consume the same amount of salt today as they did 50 years ago.
Jason Shafrin: Brand name pharmaceuticals pay user fees to the FDA to speed up approval time. Why not let generics do the same?
On salt consumption; salt was used as a preservative for centuries before refrigeration. It was also a common flavor enhancer before trade made black pepper available. I wonder if the concentration of salt in people’s diet wasn’t higher (although daily calories were undoubtedly lower) in the days before refrigeration.
That women want more children than men shouldn’t be a surprise.
Am I the only woman in the world that isn’t all that interested in kids? I’m sure that I’ll have some eventually, but it seems like the person carrying the child for 9 months would be the one least interested in the process.
Good point Virginia. I definitely agree that children hurt women’s happiness more than men’s. Who do you think raises them? Still, there is great pleasure in being a mother.
On the FDA, I’m surprised that generics can’t do the same, especially since a lot of generics are made by brand name companies.
“Women want children more than men”
I initially took that to indicate “Women want chldren more than they want men”, or phrased differently, would rather have a baby than a husband. Now THAT would make for an interesting survey. I certainly have known women with that preference. Hmmm…