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An incentive for everyone to have children doesn’t make sense. An incentive for hard working, intelligent people to have children makes more sense. Make it a ta

by jmpman 8y ago

An incentive for everyone to have children doesn’t make sense. An incentive for hard working, intelligent people to have children makes more sense. Make it a tax deduction, so those making six digits are encouraged to have more than two children, while those barely able to survive aren’t perversely incentivized to spread their unsuccessful genes.

jak92 8y ago
.. that makes sense? or does it?
bradbatt 8y ago
> incentivized to spread their unsuccessful genes Wow. This is an incredibly ridiculous and damaging statement. It's sad that the only way you measure hard work and intelligence is whether or not someone has a six-figure income.
- jmpman 8y ago
  Is the goal of society to improve itself or to spiral into unsustainable state sponsored welfare? A six-figure income was arbitrary definition of an individual who is contributing above the means back to society. Redefine that number as you wish.
K9DRDOh 8y ago
This type of comment always surprises me, it is very short sighted. so the criteria for success is 'making six digits' which you correlate to hard work and intelligence. That ignores the following cases: - Intelligent, hard working but not high income ( Academics) - circumstances, today you make 'six digits' but due to thousands of variables ( Market, industry, health) you lose the ability to generate that income after having kids - being hard working, intelligent does not make you any better parent, in fact there is a case for the opposite where you cannot dedicated time to the raising of children. - Anecdotally I personally know many people who are making six digits, who would probably make terrible parents
- jmpman 8y ago
  This plan is being primarily supported by those making over $100k, as those are the primary tax payers. People who make over $100k are more likely to have children who make over $100k. Simulate a scenario where people living on welfare are incentivized to have 2 extra children. Those 2 extra children are unlikely to increase the wealth of the population, resulting in a spiral of poverty within a few generations. I know many people who make more than six digits who are excellent parents and would be happy to have more children. I also know many people who make more than six digits who have happily removed themselves from the breeding stock and live a gluttonous child free existence. People who make more than six digits are unlikely to have children unless they want them

by jmpman 8y ago

jak92 8y ago

.. that makes sense? or does it?

bradbatt 8y ago

> incentivized to spread their unsuccessful genes Wow. This is an incredibly ridiculous and damaging statement. It's sad that the only way you measure hard work and intelligence is whether or not someone has a six-figure income.

jmpman 8y ago
Is the goal of society to improve itself or to spiral into unsustainable state sponsored welfare? A six-figure income was arbitrary definition of an individual who is contributing above the means back to society. Redefine that number as you wish.

K9DRDOh 8y ago

This type of comment always surprises me, it is very short sighted. so the criteria for success is 'making six digits' which you correlate to hard work and intelligence. That ignores the following cases: - Intelligent, hard working but not high income ( Academics) - circumstances, today you make 'six digits' but due to thousands of variables ( Market, industry, health) you lose the ability to generate that income after having kids - being hard working, intelligent does not make you any better parent, in fact there is a case for the opposite where you cannot dedicated time to the raising of children. - Anecdotally I personally know many people who are making six digits, who would probably make terrible parents

jmpman 8y ago
This plan is being primarily supported by those making over $100k, as those are the primary tax payers. People who make over $100k are more likely to have children who make over $100k. Simulate a scenario where people living on welfare are incentivized to have 2 extra children. Those 2 extra children are unlikely to increase the wealth of the population, resulting in a spiral of poverty within a few generations. I know many people who make more than six digits who are excellent parents and would be happy to have more children. I also know many people who make more than six digits who have happily removed themselves from the breeding stock and live a gluttonous child free existence. People who make more than six digits are unlikely to have children unless they want them