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The big problem I see with it is the age discrimination, of which modern society already has far too much. Strike that clause (and in the case of children too y
by rwallace 13y ago
The big problem I see with it is the age discrimination, of which modern society already has far too much. Strike that clause (and in the case of children too young to understand money, give it to their parents to spend on their behalf), and I would see a good case for it being a net positive, but not the proposal as it currently stands.
- thedufer 13y agoThe problem is that this creates an _enormous_ incentive to have kids. Is that something you really want to incentive? Pushing it back until they're legal adults removes this. That said, if this wouldn't be enough for someone with kids to live on, that could be a problem. Its a tough problem to solve.
- rwallace 13y agoGiven that the birth rate has dropped below replacement level and our society is headed for Darwin's bit bucket unless we make some drastic change, the answer to your question is very much yes.