France: Cutting child benefits reduces births, increases work hours
https://www.population.fyi/p/france-cutting-child-benefits-reduces
France: Cutting child benefits reduces births, increases work hours
https://www.population.fyi/p/france-cutting-child-benefits-reduces
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Seeing a lot of “Real Reasons” about birthrates that are implying we shouldn’t use case incentives or make life easier for people to start families.
Well there are a lot of natural experiments about what would happen if you reduce benefits/means test them/ etc
And well, it turns out that cutting or means testing ends up reducing birth rates and make people work longer hours
Considering the future needs people to work, and considering a lot of futurists are concerned about birth rates but are arguing against increasing benefits
Well something isn’t adding up, don’t you think?
Cutting wages, increasing taxes and cost of living results in increased workers and less unemployment. Project 2025 presents a blueprint for increased productivity and less workers wages and benefits. This will result in greater profits for investors and employers. Curbing Women’s Reproductive Health will also result in an increased number of potential workers being born and need for additional income. /s
Which is obvious. In my country, it is actually “easier” for poor people to have kids than for those who are financially well-off. Poor people generally receive free child care, extra subsidies per child, access to public housing, and a lot of additional help. For those who are financially well-off, each additional child takes a significant portion of the family budget. Each extra kid becomes quite expensive, making it difficult for people who want their children and themselves to have a good life, to the point where they just give up.