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Well, the idea is that, if you knew you had to pay a tax for having a child, maybe you would give it more thought. Instead of currently, where people have more kids so they can get more money from the government. I would like to correct this. I don't see it as population control but rather, more like fiscal responsibility. Like living within your means.
As for the tax to go to child care, nah, not really. I don't think there is a national childcare system here. I don't see it as empowering the wealthy, it doesn't have much to do with them. They already have a low birth rate even though they can afford to have more children.
But if you throw in a tax incentive to adopt or foster, then that could be a good balancer.
The other alternatives, forced abortion, one-child etc I am not in favor of (to put it politely).
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