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It always shocks me that the first proposed solution is to import young people from somewhere else rather than encourage existing citizens to have kids. Actual
by ng12 5y ago
It always shocks me that the first proposed solution is to import young people from somewhere else rather than encourage existing citizens to have kids.
Actually... I take that back. It's not shocking at all. Immigrants are free and subsidizing childcare is expensive.
- rich_sasha 5y agoIt’s also the delay loop. If today I magically encourage people to have children, it’s 19 years until they hit 18, and probably another 5 until they are on average net productive. Also change doesn’t happen that quickly, so really a concerted effort today will maybe pay off in 25 years time.
- ng12 5y agoFair enough, but a sensible thing would be to do both.
- maxdesalle 5y agoFully agree with you. But unfortunately, it takes a whole generation before childcare measures pay off.
- Overtonwindow 5y agoFrom an American perspective, I have always thought of it in terms of votes. Those are future voters, especially for the party that encourage them to immigrate.