> How - faking child births? No - by faking employment to get the subsidy for mothers who don't want to (or cannot) work. And of course you'd have unintend con

> How - faking child births? No - by faking employment to get the subsidy for mothers who don't want to (or cannot) work. And of course you'd have unintend consequences for wage levels. > The point about the childcare thing is: the solution is not providing parents to get rid of their kids so that they can work. The proper solution would be to enable parents to work less and still have time for their kids. How do you see those as two contradicting (or even different) things? Even if you "work less" you need someone totake care of your kid while you work. > You think catering to parents with flexible work schedules will have a significant impact on birth rates? How many people does that concern anyway? Many more than you think, apparently. Sweden's fertility rate is much better than Germany's (1.94) and they're the inventors of 24h child care.