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Re:Doubts creep in about wisdom of ‘no-kids zones’ in South ... by x86x87 on Sunday June 25, 2023 @01:19PM (#36470536)
Not to get all political or spin conspiracy theories, but this makes you wonder why we are going in a direction where abortion + birth control will be illegal (at least for most people). Not to mention relaxing the age requirements for being able to work. Could this be a strategy to force people to reproduce and ensure that the poorly payed, disposable workers supply does not run dry?
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Re:Doubts creep in about wisdom of ‘no-kids zones’ in South ... by bell-cot on Sunday June 25, 2023 @01:32PM (#36470688)
At least in America, the most-popular-and-growing preference for birth control seems to be "not in a relationship". Trying to force people past that barrier might get some more-zealous pushback.
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Re:Doubts creep in about wisdom of ‘no-kids zones’ in South ... by x86x87 on Sunday June 25, 2023 @02:10PM (#36471047)
Oh the pushback is real. Is it going to help?
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Re:Doubts creep in about wisdom of ‘no-kids zones’ in South ... by causality0 on Sunday June 25, 2023 @01:36PM (#36470728)
If that were the case the powers that be would be using the carrot as well as the stick. Parental leave, tax breaks, etc.
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Re:Doubts creep in about wisdom of ‘no-kids zones’ in South ... by x86x87 on Sunday June 25, 2023 @02:12PM (#36471066)
It's a cost optimizations exercise. Why give you tax breaks when I can get the same thing for free?
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