RE: $5,000 Baby Bonus?
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This is for sure a sticky topic. I would opt to ignore the eugenicists in their opinions because that’s a loaf of shit. We could put every person on the planet inside the state of texas with a 2,000 square foot house. It would be horrendous but the planet can sustain a significant amount of people that live in manners that resemble Europe or America, meaning they respect the environment and actively keep it clean. That’s a generalization but many countries could care less, like India or China.
With that out of the way, I’m glad I read it all because I initially thought it’s a good idea but at the end I was luke warm on it. What I think would work far more effectively is to make it fucking affordable to own a home. If we could own homes and support it on one income, lots of women would opt to stay home and raise the kids. Not all, but many. Instead we get debt up to the eyeballs with minimal to show for it as well as ridiculously expensive homes. It’s a loaf of shit.
It’s a start to have them talk about this as an issue, where in years past they moan on about the overpopulation lie, so I do like the change of pace.
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.