A week ago the gov started a crackdown on feminists
Possible other measures are
1- Bombardment with ads that are encouraging marriage and parenthood in media.
2- Tax incentives for people with children
3- Childcare centers for working mothers
4- Making marriage and divorce easier and less consequential so the people are less deterred from marrying.
5- Complete abolishment of child limits
6- Mandatory extra pay for more than 45+ hours per week. 996 becomes 965.
7- Paid maternity and paternity leaves
8- Make immigration a little easier
9- More regulation on the housing market
Sci-fi measure
- Develop artificial wombs so pregnancy is no longer needed.
Desperate measure
- Ban condoms
1- Bombardment with ads that are encouraging marriage and parenthood in media.
>> What the government says has little impact on how people plan their families.
2- Tax incentives for people with children
>> Now we are getting somewhere. However income tax are pretty low in China to begin with, so the mileage may vary.
3- Childcare centers for working mothers
>> I think that is already happening. A lot of child care are now subsidized. We experienced that 2 years ago when we returned for the summer.
4- Making marriage and divorce easier and less consequential so the people are less deterred from marrying.
>> Yea, but kids from broken families are more of a liability than no kids at all.
5- Complete abolishment of child limits
>> NO, JUST NOT, that will encourage the under educated and under resourced population to explode. I would rather have an incentive and punitive policy combination. Have more than replacement rate = incentive. Have more than you can support = reduction in benefits.
6- Mandatory extra pay for more than 45+ hours per week. 996 becomes 965.
>> China is undergoing a critical stage in development. Let the market sort it out. Policy should create a framework and not absolute barriers, which just encourage gaming the system.
7- Paid maternity and paternity leaves
>> A couple weeks would do. The real enabler here are the grandparents.
8- Make immigration a little easier
>> Based on talent and skills. Hot genes should also be welcomed.
9- More regulation on the housing market
>> Not sure the housing market can get more regulated.
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2 kids are a lot of work.
- We have dance, Chinese and equestrian lessons for my daughter (3)
- MMA. Yuanfudao, Chinese and scratch programing lessons for my son (6)
On top of a private school education here in Northern VA.
Quality, quality quality. Even here in the US, I don't see how we can do the same if we have a 3rd kid. There just isn't enough time.
Overall, I think you guys are overblowing the problem. Even if the population shrinks to 1B, it would still outclass FVEY and EU combined in terms of upper income population.
Kids are persistent mood killers. We are more parents now than lovers. My hope is getting on a lean AAS cycle (Tren-A and Sust) once the kids leaves the house, at least that's what my HRT doc friend tells me.
