RE: $5,000 Baby Bonus?
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What I think would work far more effectively is to make it fucking affordable to own a home
Or to live! There is the matter of security for the non-working spouse. There are other issues, but that one tops the list for many women. When I had my kids I stopped working for 10 years, and then only went back part time for another four. The thing that was on my mind wasn't so much earning more money, but providing for my security. I had no pension. I was dependent on my husband for my support. That's a hard situation to be in. So a great motivation for me was to get economic security.
When my kids were born, my husband and were working at the same job. I was actually earning a little more than he was. We were old fashioned and decided I should stay home. But it could have been him. In either case, there has to be a way to provide for the non-working spouse if we expect someone to give up work completely and care for the kids.
As for population and sustainability--I think we are arrogant. All we need is a couple of good wars (almost guaranteed) and a serious pandemic. Natural selection will take care of the rest. What do I know?😄
Yeah my wife stayed home to take care of the little man as well. It is challenging in a lot of ways but she is a good hustler so she figured out other ways to make money online, which certainly didn't exist in days past.
The population crisis is already on its way, meaning we are well below replacement levels in many of the developed countries, at least according to the statisticians. Are they wrong? Who knows.