Japan's working population drops further - and the number of foreigners rise

Re:Japan's working population drops further - and the number... by pentae on Saturday April 13, 2019 @03:59PM (#19655386)

I've always wondered if a reasonable cap on child support/alimony would help - such as the median US income. This could possibly make wealthy men more likely to have more children and also potentially help keep families together.

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Re:Japan's working population drops further - and the number... by laHiesh1 on Saturday April 13, 2019 @05:46PM (#19655925)

A cap on alimony would very likely help especially since it's driving some of the men to suicide when they are forced to pay 90%+ of their income in alimony. I doubt it's helping the problem when some see that and think twice about engaging in a relationship.

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Re:Japan's working population drops further - and the number... by pdxww on Sunday April 14, 2019 @12:52AM (#19657672)

It would. As it was mentioned earlier on HN, a woman can get 100k in tax-free alimony payments from a guy making 250k. She can even get his house.

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Re:Japan's working population drops further - and the number... by satyrnein on Sunday April 14, 2019 @06:53AM (#19658609)

Keeping families together by reducing income to women, effectively trapping them, sounds like the bad old days.

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