Russia<\/a>, the birthrate has fallen so low that one governor is telling people to take today off of work, stay in bed, and make babies! With the Russian population declining by 700,000 people a year, there will soon be difficult choices to make regarding how to support the socialized government handouts unless more taxpayers can be created.<\/p>\nIt is not just Russia which is feeling distress over the lack of offspring. A majority of European countries are also feeling the pain which their anti-child\/anti-family attitudes have helped to create. It seems that no matter what kind of scheme the government cooks up, whether it be a contest in Russia or cash bonuses in Germany, the bribes don\u2019t seem to be working. Until they address societal and personal attitudes toward children and the selfishness of the adult population, no amount of money will convince the populace to conceive and\/or carry to term.<\/p>\n
So, here\u2019s my solution:
1. Encourage marriage by giving tax breaks to married heterosexual couples (sad I had to say the heterosexual part, but the truth is that gay people can\u2019t make babies)
2. Lower taxes in general so that people feel as if they can live on the salary from one job. With an average of 50% of a person\u2019s salary going to taxes, it is hard to think about being able to support even one child.
3. Propaganda. Use TV to change people\u2019s opinions. Need help? Contact the writers of Will and Grace.
4. Outlaw abortion since conception rates are relatively static; it\u2019s the BIRTHrate which has fallen.
5. Make your country a safe place to live. Lower crime rates so that people don\u2019t live in fear.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s all I have for now, I\u2019ll add more as I think of them.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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