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I'd like to see a citation that subsidized childcare is ineffective. Here, for a counterpoint, is one saying that subsidized childcare _does_ increase birthrat
by Naritai 10y ago
I'd like to see a citation that subsidized childcare is ineffective. Here, for a counterpoint, is one saying that subsidized childcare _does_ increase birthrate (note, incidentally, that this comes from WSJ, which is not normally a big proponent of government programs):
http://blogs.wsj.com/juggle/2011/04/27/child-care-helps-boost-fertility/ http://blogs.wsj.com/juggle/2011/04/27/child-care-helps-boos...
- emodendroket 10y agoThe Japanese and Russian system of payments for childbirth haven't really reversed their demographic issues, but I'd argue that's because the obstacles go deeper than just that (like, in Japan, the money is nice, but it's much more difficult to be a working mother than it is in most advanced economies and the economy has been largely stagnant for decades).
- Naritai 10y agoI agree that there are a lot of other cultural issues as well. However, I'm happy to say that these cultural attitudes are slowly changing in the US, and (at least in large cities) it is becoming 'ok' to be a working mother. That said, the payments in Japan are afaik a few thousand $ per year, whereas childcare in California (I assume it's at least comparable in urban Japan!) is ~20k per year. So to have a meaningful discussion about subsidies, the payments need to be on the same order of magnitude of the cost of childcare.
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- emodendroket 10y agoOK, but the fact that the countries with the worst aging demographics are, like, Italy, Korea, and Japan illustrates a certain pattern.