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> Kids cost time and energy and capitalism tells us we should live our best lives. Thought experiment for all the unrestrained free-market folk: how can the fr

> Kids cost time and energy and capitalism tells us we should live our best lives. Thought experiment for all the unrestrained free-market folk: how can the free hand of the market can solve for low birthrates? Bonus points if the solution doesn't involve government-issued visas.

namdnay 3y ago
> Thought experiment for all the unrestrained free-market folk: how can the free hand of the market can solve for low birthrates tax cuts for families, subisidies for child birth and care - none of these are contrary to the idea of a free competitive market
- echelon 3y ago
  > tax cuts for families, subisidies for child birth and care - none of these are contrary to the idea of a free competitive market Moreover, a free market can benefit from regulation and certain socialist policies (eg. transportation and education).
techdragon 3y ago
Oh it’s got a few solutions… but you’re probably not going to like them… there’s the whole 13th amendment issue for starters…
The_Colonel 3y ago
Free market is a kind of natural selection. People with inner desire to procreate will spread themselves, people without it won't. Pro-natalist cultures (e. g. orthodox jews) will procreate as well. This inner desire wasn't selected for strongly in the past because there were other mechanisms to nudge people to procreate (social norms, lack of birth control), but I expect it will play a much bigger role in the following generations.
- troupo 3y ago
  > Free market is a kind of natural selection. People with inner desire to procreate will spread themselves, What does free market have to with it?
ikekkdcjkfke 3y ago
Well technically those who seek to gain from people having children would want to generate som marketing/propaganda that encourages having kids. Families want big safe cars and would pay a premium for that, singles would be more enclined to drive in old used cars, so theres the car industry. Families usually wants big houses so there that, diaper industry etc.

namdnay 3y ago

> Thought experiment for all the unrestrained free-market folk: how can the free hand of the market can solve for low birthrates tax cuts for families, subisidies for child birth and care - none of these are contrary to the idea of a free competitive market

echelon 3y ago
> tax cuts for families, subisidies for child birth and care - none of these are contrary to the idea of a free competitive market Moreover, a free market can benefit from regulation and certain socialist policies (eg. transportation and education).

techdragon 3y ago

Oh it’s got a few solutions… but you’re probably not going to like them… there’s the whole 13th amendment issue for starters…

The_Colonel 3y ago

Free market is a kind of natural selection. People with inner desire to procreate will spread themselves, people without it won't. Pro-natalist cultures (e. g. orthodox jews) will procreate as well. This inner desire wasn't selected for strongly in the past because there were other mechanisms to nudge people to procreate (social norms, lack of birth control), but I expect it will play a much bigger role in the following generations.

troupo 3y ago
> Free market is a kind of natural selection. People with inner desire to procreate will spread themselves, What does free market have to with it?

ikekkdcjkfke 3y ago

Well technically those who seek to gain from people having children would want to generate som marketing/propaganda that encourages having kids. Families want big safe cars and would pay a premium for that, singles would be more enclined to drive in old used cars, so theres the car industry. Families usually wants big houses so there that, diaper industry etc.