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Seems easy enough to give BI to folks who are 18+ and not offer more for kids, or only offer more for the first kid, whatever. There's no reason to give a fina
by chillwaves 10y ago
Seems easy enough to give BI to folks who are 18+ and not offer more for kids, or only offer more for the first kid, whatever. There's no reason to give a financial incentive to have more kids, and if you don't the disincentive is already built in (kids cost money).
By the way, the issue is not as much population growth as high consumption. What is worse, more people living on basic income or the billions in China and India aspiring to an American middle class lifestyle?
- justinmk 10y ago> Seems easy enough to give BI to folks who are 18+ and not offer more for kids, or only offer more for the first kid, So absence of scarcity will totally be a thing if everything just goes according to plan. Got it.
- chillwaves 10y agoAbsence of scarcity is not a result of BI. You have it mixed up. It's the other way around entirely. My response (quoted by you) is merely to counter the urban legend that poor people just like popping out babies to get that sweet government assistance. Alleviating extreme poverty does more to slow population growth than anything else we know so far. Your sarcasm does not contribute to this discussion.
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