May barely cover the hospital bill for those many without health insurance. But of course the proposed bonus is intended for middle class white babies
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Japan has an aging population and tried a lot, with not much success...
Prosperity = less kids, so we shouldn't be surprised what Trump is going to try...
"I mean it's one child, Michael. How much could it cost? Five thousand dollars?"
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What's a baby cost? $5,000?
Remember all the garbage about welfare queens? I thought this was something that was morally wrong in the 90s to support people who have kids?
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Giving everyone 5k would more meaningfully improve birth rates than asking educated young people worried about their future childrens' standard of living to take a leap for the cost of one small medical emergency.
I can't tell if sarcasm or not. But no this won't do anything.
Russia/Asian countries do this already it has barely any effect at all. Again it comes down to both money and culture. Can't throw money at a problem without changing the culture you're just half assing it.
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40k/year sounds premium. But what little do I know, I am German and pay about 3k/year for a very nice Kindergarten.
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What’s stopping communal childcare from becoming a thing again? This is how working parents did it for thousands of years.
The grandparents who would have been available to watch the children are still working at 65 because they can't afford to retire.
Well luckily this won’t be a problem since we won’t have the money, space of career stability to have kids until we’re 40 anyway. By then they’ll have no choice but to retire.
I imagine a mix of the already diminished size of extended family units, and the liability implications if it's outside your own family unit.
You're essentially just describing an unlicensed daycare if it's not a family member, and those exist.
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He is rich and has no reference for the price of everyday items
Think of how many bananas you could buy with $5k.
"It's raising a child for ~20 years, Michael. What could it cost? 5k?"
It's one year of daycare, Michael. What could it cost? $5000?