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short term, there are only bad options. Long term: incentivize to have more kids. this will solve the problem in ~25 - 30 years. but that's too late for most
by zurfer 1y ago
short term, there are only bad options.
Long term: incentivize to have more kids.
this will solve the problem in ~25 - 30 years.
but that's too late for most voters and politicians today...
there should be a term for that? how about democracies demographics dilemma?
- munksbeer 1y agoIncentivising to have more kids is not going to work. Things have changed. A lot of people just don't want to have children, and it isn't a financial issue. There does not seem to be a strong correlation between countries which make it easier and more affordable to have children, and the replacement rate.
- account42 1y agoThe government isn't just responsible for finance but all of society. Incentivizing kids doesn't have to just mean dangling money in front of parents. Not having government-funded media encourage lifestyles that lead to less children would be a good start.
- thrance 1y agoWhat "government-funded media" are you talking about?
- tsoukase 1y agoHopeless measures. Nothing can persuade a couple to f... for kids, except if you force a medieval-like state based on religion and women oppression. Only such states historically guarantee >2 kids per couple, unfortunately.
- alexey-salmin 1y agoIf a progressive state can only exist as long as somewhere else oppressed woman keep supplying human material then it's not that progressive after all.