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People have babies for reasons which are not at all unique to this place or time, and will have them anyway. People marry or don't marry for reasons which are
by pekk 13y ago
People have babies for reasons which are not at all unique to this place or time, and will have them anyway.
People marry or don't marry for reasons which are also independent of governmental policy.
- anonymoushn 13y agoJust to be clear, your stance is that paying people to do something will have no impact on the number of people who choose to do it?
- jamesaguilar 13y agoHe is probably merely saying that child elasticity is not very high. I doubt he is making the more extreme claim that it is zero. Also, it's not like having a child is profitable. It's just not as expensive as it could be. Your claim that we are paying people to have children is a little misleading.
- yarrel 13y agoHow many people are being paid to comment on this thread?
- judk 13y agoWith all the dogecoin talk and similar, perhaps many.
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- snowwrestler 13y agoPhrase it the opposite way to get the truth: paying people to do something won't necessarily have a significant impact on the number of people who choose to do it. Why? Because money is not the only factor people take into account when making decisions.