And when everything is connected to and communicating with everything else, our lives will be immeasurably easier, infinitely more efficient and productive... yadda yadda yadda.
According to every single newszzz report, it's because of increasing rents, the credit squeeze, the difficulty of getting on the mortgage ladder, rising university costs, yadda yadda yadda.
They itemise and enumerate thecosts of raising children: food, housing, clothing, education, medical, dental, lessons, sports, hobbies, toys, vacations, yadda yadda yadda.