You should look into the Bulverism Fallacy.

You'd need to see negative TFR's (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Total_fertility_rate)(http://indexmundi.com/united_states/birth_rate.html) to even suggest that most people aren't having kids.

Sometimes, the obvious is exactly that.

I jumped into the middle of this discussion, so I'm not commenting on whether the Bulverism is applicable here.

But I really wanted to thank you for pointing it out. I've recently become more aware of how easily my own thinking can get knotted up in opinions, and get distracted from the facts or the actual problem. I have a limited short-term memory, and the issue itself can get pushed out - temporarily or permanently - without me realizing it (especially when emotions engage).

Scary. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulverism