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The first thing would be to refuse child grants so to prevent adults from getting children, in order to get welfare. Awarding people for getting children is wro
by w00pla 16y ago
The first thing would be to refuse child grants so to prevent adults from getting children, in order to get welfare. Awarding people for getting children is wrong and stupid.
The second thing is to force mothers to reveal the father of their children. Many do not inform the state who the father is, therefore forcing the taxpayer to pay for raising the child instead of the father.
And probably the best option would be to implement policies similar to China’s one child policy. A good example would be forced sterilization after 3 children if the person receives any form government welfare (or already have kids and is imprisoned).
But in any case, well before this point, the state can spent money on voluntary sterilisation campaigns (i.e. paying the poor and drug addicts to be sterilised).
- ugh 16y agoWhy is it suddenly fair for the government to make such extreme intrusions (forced to reveal information, sterilization) when before it wasn’t (taking aways money).
- w00pla 16y agoBecause the nature of economy changed. In the old times, any able bodied person could do manual labour. Now manual labour isn't needed that much (industrialisation, etc...). Another reason is longer life expectancy and subsidized health care. In the old days, a person inclined to irresponsible reproduction will not live that much longer than a person without. Now there are many countries with an average fertility rate well over 6. Another reason is that it reproductive responsibility has been shown to work. Compare China to every 3rd world country (e.g. 50 African countries and India). Their one child policy not only stopped untold misery, but created the bedrock for future prosperity.