It's not just odd failure to mention Biden tax credit. Within Europe, several, you know, actual democracies have lavish pro-natalist policies, France in particular 1/https://twitter.com/daveweigel/status/1418741348224667651 …
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It's not only about birthrates, it's also about equality, to make it possible for women to join the workforce AND have children. In Sweden, parents can share 18 months paid parental leave, with job security.
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Figures here are from the US. Look at Japan and the pro-natalist position gets a whole lot stronger?
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Japan is evidence that per capita growth and population reduction can occur simultaneously. Japan has no good reason to increase population, maybe except to maintain its military power
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Isn’t pro-natalism pro-teachers unions? If people don’t have enough kids, that will hurt the teachers unions, amirite?
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The other argument is that having children should be a choice that is not restrained by economics, but by personal choice.
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Original reason for wanting more children is called cannon fodder. More men == more soldiers.
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No. Far more people throughout history have died of starvation than warfare. The more people in a family/ clan/ tribe / village who grew food the less chance of starvation.
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Polish govt initiated fairly lavish child-based family payments for pro-natalist reasons. Didn’t move the dial on fertility but really helped with poverty
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More people = more labor = more wealth.
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Just means fewer resources for more people and worsening quality of life. The way we are going it will deepen the wealth gap.
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