A Basic Income Should Be the Next Big Thing

Re:A Basic Income Should Be the Next Big Thing by Unklejoe on Tuesday May 03, 2016 @08:56AM (#11620153)

Do you really not believe that some people would start having children for the sole purpose of income if there was suddenly a program that provided people with $10,000 per year in cash for every child they have?

Having children for financial benefits is a real thing.

It's not just something people accuse the poor of for the purpose of hate (although it is commonly used in such a way).

It's usually not as direct as "let me have this kid so I can get my rebate check", but it's certainly a consideration for many people who are poor. The mentality is more along the lines of "I can't make it by myself, but as a family, we might be able to sustain ourselves".

Most people are aware that it will probably end up costing them more in the long run, but people do crazy things in desperate times.

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Re:A Basic Income Should Be the Next Big Thing by PietdeVries on Tuesday May 03, 2016 @09:39AM (#11620496)

And the bad thing is, that it's in general not the cleverest set of people that make extra kids to get a higher income. Overall, the more educated people are, the smaller their families are. So this will effectively reverse everything that Darwin claimed: no survival of the fittest, but victory by the 'stupid' by overpowering the educated...

Edit: yes, I do, but I am unsure if it will stand the test of Hacker News readers :)

https://www.jstor.org/stable/2172480?seq=1#page_scan_tab_con... http://www.iqtestexperts.com/iq-family.php

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Re:A Basic Income Should Be the Next Big Thing by fucking_tragedy on Tuesday May 03, 2016 @09:46AM (#11620555)

Do you have a citation for your belief?

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