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Nobody is going to take on extra kids because they get more votes every few years. Have you ever had kids? On what planet is it worth it to take on more kids fo

• anonymouskimmer 4y ago
  > I mean if you paid people they might In the US, at least, foster parents do get paid. A few hundred dollars per month, per child. Some of these foster parents have very large households, and effectively make being a foster parent their job. Some of these foster parents really care about the kids, others see the kids as a paycheck. Edit to add: If you get more votes for taking on more kids, then politicians will be incentivized to provide more benefits for those with more kids, in order to win their votes. So, regardless of the situation originally, eventually you will have a society in which people are getting paid to have more kids.
  • lordnacho 4y ago
    > society in which people are getting paid to have more kids Yes, it's possible there will be more kids than in current society. But it would reduce the problem of having a large generation of retirees who essentially vote everyone else's resources to themselves. The society where you get votes in proportion to remaining life is also one where the kids have to think about not destroying everything for themselves, after all they have to live in it. The one where a huge group of old people are in power is where skin in the game is least well represented: if I'm 95 I'd like to vote to have three kids take care of me for my remaining years, thanks, adios.
    • anonymouskimmer 4y ago
      Perhaps. Those middle-aged parents are definitely thinking about their upcoming retirement, though.