Re:Americans Aren’t Making Babies, and That’s Bad for the Ec...
by RestlessMind on Tuesday August 04, 2020 @01:24PM
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> but from a societal one it seems harmful
Why? You can always subsidize childcare via taxes. You can see that happening in the rich countries with dwindling populations. It won't happen in the US yet because the population is still growing thanks to immigration and also due to the ideological opposition to any public spending by a major party.
Why? You can always subsidize childcare via taxes. You can see that happening in the rich countries with dwindling populations. It won't happen in the US yet because the population is still growing thanks to immigration and also due to the ideological opposition to any public spending by a major party.