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But why on earth? Rejoice, rather.
- M500 ( @M500@lemmy.ml ) English29•1 month ago
You want kids? Raise wages significantly at this point. Put out some strong social safety nets.
My wife and I are mid-thirties trying to save for a house and retirement. A kid is not even close to an option for us.
- Mikina ( @Mikina@programming.dev ) 9•1 month ago
Unfortunately, what’s probably going to happen is more taxes for people without children. It has already been considered by some parties here in czech, and it infuriates me. I’m also mostly sure that’s what will happen, turning people without children to second class citizens they can leech more money from, with an excuse that they are not building our society enough. And you will get some lower-income, anti-work people spamming children even more, to abuse the benefits and support you get for them even more.
- M500 ( @M500@lemmy.ml ) English5•1 month ago
I read that trumps vice president candidate suggested that before too.
Does the tax go away after a certain age?
Like when peoples kids grow up do you start paying the tax again? What if you’re too old to have kids? Do you still need to pay the tax?
It’s a dumb idea, but it’s probably going to happen.
- CommanderCloon ( @CommanderCloon@lemmy.ml ) 2•1 month ago
Also what if your kid dies?
- M500 ( @M500@lemmy.ml ) English2•1 month ago
After posting, I wondered about people who are naturally infertile.
- Yer Ma ( @JoMomma@lemm.ee ) 25•1 month ago
Falling birt rates might be the only thing that saves humanity
- Blastboom Strice ( @BlastboomStrice@mander.xyz ) 12•1 month ago
Yeah, let then drop
- vzq ( @vzq@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) 10•1 month ago
Oh no. Anyway…
- some_guy ( @some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org ) 7•1 month ago
Sounds like a fascist talking point to me.
Pyramid scheme proponents are panicking since confronted with end of growth.
- Sir_Kevin ( @Sir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) English7•1 month ago
Considering climate change, any new people we create will literally burn to death before they’re able to live a full life so what’s the point?
They will likely expire by mass starvation before they succumb to hyperthermia, but you’re right, of course.
- gnuplusmatt ( @gnuplusmatt@reddthat.com ) 1•1 month ago
I love my kids, but fuck they’re expensive… maybe that has something to do with it