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Re:Japan’s population fell by 800k last year as demographic ... by SamoyedFurFluff on Saturday July 29, 2023 @09:52AM (#36920330)
Aren’t tax incentives a form of public assistance? Tbh, I don’t understand why not just pay people for children straight up: pay for the cost of daycare, cover the cost of a birth, provide food and clothes fit for a child, offer incentives to employers to employ moms after they’ve finished raising.
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Re:Japan’s population fell by 800k last year as demographic ... by pjc50 on Saturday July 29, 2023 @12:26PM (#36921787)
Ultimately I think that will work: making parenthood a career, with money and respect.

I note that a lot of people seem to want new adults, as fully formed economic units, but few people seem to want children. More kids running around. Being helpful to mothers. Complimenting people who have lots of kids despite this basically making it impossible to work full or even part-time.

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