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Re-Familisation: Czech Republic Shows the West How to Reverse Fertility Rate Decline (stop-population-decline.ghost.io)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Apparently, the best way for people to have more kids is for governments to jack up social spending and respect family choices

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago

It's no freaking mystery anywhere. Kids are too damn expensive because just living is too damn expensive. The real fix is massive land reform that absolutely murders the real estate bubble with a nuclear bomb. Regulate the availability of funds directly to the minimum wage. You work, you live a decent life with a good balance. Build dense housing with tight local communities and perfect transportation so we're always in contact with people in our communities. Babies will be popping up like weeds.

An article about one of the poorest European countries is not really relevant. They don't have the same zoning stagnation nonsense that makes housing unaffordable. The stupid incentives that exploded home loan amounts combined with 100 years without zoning reforms are the problem.