Interesting idea. I and my wife raised five chlidren and it was fun. The Problem I see is not only to produce Chlidren but to raise them with a proper ethical and cultural Background.
So the solution could be that a the woman of a couple could be paid a certain life long allowance for every child so she/the Family has No financial Problems even during retirement. And they can choose how many chlidren they want to have.
Hello Johannes, and thanks for your input. This is a seed of an idea, and the details would have to be worked out. It said that it might take 20 years to come up with the full program. As of now, some people choose large families, and fertility now correlates strongly with religiosity. It correlates most strongly with the most demanding religiosities, orthodox Jews, Muslims, Mormons, Amish and Mennonites.
Some authorities might say these religious views are too radical, or single purposed. These groups would have to be supported too, out of fairness. With a sustained salary, other people could also choose to raise a large family. (That's the point.) I think it will be people who had a very pleasant childhood experience, and want to give that to others. So I would presume it would be very positive.
When does the money kick in; with each child I suppose, and it must cover all of the children's expenses. At what point does the stipend consist of a full salary? At what point does the husband get a full salary? My understanding is that both would be full time government employees with a guaranteed pension. Maybe in the first years when there were fewer children, they could contribute to other big families in need of help. Then they would be full-time employees from the start.
You could imagine further, that if the population reduced too much, abortion may become illegal. Then infants carried to term could be adopted by a big-family enterprise. Why not? Would that be "Human Trafficking"?
If it was not for money concerns, would you and your wife have considered adopting another child?
Interesting idea. I and my wife raised five chlidren and it was fun. The Problem I see is not only to produce Chlidren but to raise them with a proper ethical and cultural Background.
So the solution could be that a the woman of a couple could be paid a certain life long allowance for every child so she/the Family has No financial Problems even during retirement. And they can choose how many chlidren they want to have.
Hello Johannes, and thanks for your input. This is a seed of an idea, and the details would have to be worked out. It said that it might take 20 years to come up with the full program. As of now, some people choose large families, and fertility now correlates strongly with religiosity. It correlates most strongly with the most demanding religiosities, orthodox Jews, Muslims, Mormons, Amish and Mennonites.
Some authorities might say these religious views are too radical, or single purposed. These groups would have to be supported too, out of fairness. With a sustained salary, other people could also choose to raise a large family. (That's the point.) I think it will be people who had a very pleasant childhood experience, and want to give that to others. So I would presume it would be very positive.
When does the money kick in; with each child I suppose, and it must cover all of the children's expenses. At what point does the stipend consist of a full salary? At what point does the husband get a full salary? My understanding is that both would be full time government employees with a guaranteed pension. Maybe in the first years when there were fewer children, they could contribute to other big families in need of help. Then they would be full-time employees from the start.
You could imagine further, that if the population reduced too much, abortion may become illegal. Then infants carried to term could be adopted by a big-family enterprise. Why not? Would that be "Human Trafficking"?
If it was not for money concerns, would you and your wife have considered adopting another child?
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