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I think that the global root of the problem is that we as a society do not recognize raising children as an extremely important work that should be respected an
by urahara 9y ago
I think that the global root of the problem is that we as a society do not recognize raising children as an extremely important work that should be respected and compensated. All the gaps will be fixed once there will be the way for women to get compensated for taking risk of child birth and linked reduction of career opportunities. Women do take a lot of risk, just not of the type companies pay for, and there is probably no way to make companies fully cover it. So the question is who and how should do it. Maybe some kind of basic income especially for this purpose would work. It is actually weird that while the idea of the basic income is so widespread, there are no equally popular ideas of using it to fix the gender wage gap problem.
- ssambros 9y ago> extremely important work that should be respected and compensated Why someone who chose to work and pay taxes instead of having kids have to pay for raising someone elses kids? I am assuming you expect "the government" or some other non-participating entity to compensate, right?
- DanBC 9y agoBecause those kids will work and pay taxes, and you'll need that tax income to keep you alive and looked after when you're older.
- dgudkov 9y agoWhy would provide social care for disabled people or homeless children?
- ssambros 9y agoThat is not the same thing and is not what is being discussed.
- rayiner 9y agoA kid born, raised, and educated in a modern western country will generate far more economic value over its lifetime than it cost to raise and educate it. If tomorrow it was found that all the 18-35 year olds that will ever be born have already been born, what do you think would happen to the stock market? It would crater--stock prices are built on the assumption that there will be new generations of consumer to sell and advertise stuff to.
- craigvn 9y agoWho do you think is going to pay the taxes and support your lifestyle when you are retired? The kids that you didn't want to help pay for.
- aoeuasdf1 9y agoIndiviudal investments, a 401k account and Social Security are all paid for ahead of time. There's no dependence on children there.
- craigvn 9y ago> Social Security are all paid for ahead of time What the hell are you talking about? Your taxes now are not to finance your future social security when you retire. You're in dream land if you think you have no cost to society because you have a 401k to live on when retired.
- gaius 9y agowe as a society do not recognize raising children as an extremely important work that should be respected and compensated On a planet of 7 billion people, the urgency of making more is simply not a problem that we as a species face. It's a lifestyle choice and nothing more at this point in history. And at some point, say 10 billion, I predict that it will be actively discouraged in most of the world.