I believe that some baseline welfare state is necessary to make people comfortable w having families despite the unavoidable volatility of a continuously evolving economy Unfortunately (-sigh-) there's not empirical support for this? But it would be SO convenient to not be wrong
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It’s almost shocking how well this doesn’t work. Strange innit Although it almost does in France... but the number of other incentives they provide for you are intensely aggressive. I think they actually divide your tax rate by the # of kids you have. Over the top stuff.
It's an an incredibly obvious and sensible narrative that unfortunately explains nothing we actually see 
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Yeah, rational actors would love a safety net, no? I know I would. You never know when things in life are going to hell. You don’t want children to suffer. Ever. Worse, too many sociopaths target poor kids and make their already difficult lives much more painful.
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Anyway, France does it best by far: https://www.swisslife.com/en/hub/why-having-children-is-so-attractive-in-France.html … I really love reading about the incentives in France. In 2018, seems like the best place to start a family. And of course the food is second to one. Excellent for kid’s epigenetic expression, to boot!
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