Re:Zero-sum thinking on immigration will make America poorer
by arcticbull on Monday June 29, 2020 @11:10AM
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Broadly that falls under the category of "development" and will have the opposite effect, lowering birth rates, and that's fine. Finland has all of that and more -- in addition to high wages and low inequality. They'll even mail you a box of supplies when you have a child. They have a birth rate of 1.48 vs Canada's 1.5 vs US 1.77
Yes, we should have those things.
No, they won't increase birth rates, they'll probably drive them down. I know it's counterintuitive, but they data is very clear.
- Pregnant women can start working 6 hours a day at full pay from week 12.
- Up to two years of paternity leave at ~80% pay, capped at roughly 3x the median wage. Either parent can take this, or it can be split.
- 3 weeks of paternity leave after giving birth for the father.
This means a couple can muddle through the first two years of a child's live without worrying about paying for day care of having to quit jobs.
Note that this incentives are country-wide and available for all citizens. The government pays you indirectly while you are in paternity leave.
How does this encourage not parenting?