Election 2024

[brb]

Bizarre thing is that this is first happening in a country that has 4 national languages ...

I need to read up and understand what they are trying to do and how they will do it and the effects of that on their economy...but can't be arsed at the mo.

The cynic in me just on the face of it ie seeing a right wing party pushing for it, my immediate thought being they are trying to prevent the current demographics of the country changing.

How long before they say X can have one baby in the family, but Y is allowed three and who will be controlling all this.

Like I say, I don't know, just random thoughts.

 

[Diego]

I need to read up and understand what they are trying to do and how they will do it and the effects of that on their economy...but can't be arsed at the mo.

The cynic in me just on the face of it ie seeing a right wing party pushing for it, my immediate thought being they are trying to prevent the current demographics of the country changing.

How long before they say X can have one baby in the family, but Y is allowed three and who will be controlling all this.

Like I say, I don't know, just random thoughts.

Did China do something like this a few decades ago by limiting familys to 2 childrento keep the population stable?
If so it seems to have worked out ok for them.

 

[brb]

Did China do something like this a few decades ago by limiting familys to 2 childrento keep the population stable?
If so it seems to have worked out ok for them.

I believe so mate, they were the only country I could think of that ever did it. Not sure what the background detail was to all this though regarding Ie the government mandatory guidelines and how it was enforced.

 

[Big Ern]

Did China do something like this a few decades ago by limiting familys to 2 childrento keep the population stable?
If so it seems to have worked out ok for them.

no, it was 1 child, and millions of little girls died because of it, as boys were preferable. I think it was that the state would pay for 1, if you had more you had to pay for everything for them yourself.

 

[Diego]

no, it was 1 child, and millions of little girls died because of it, as boys were preferable. I think it was that the state would pay for 1, if you had more you had to pay for everything for them yourself.

Sorry, long time ago and i thought it was 2

 

[brb]

Sorry, long time ago and i thought it was 2

Must admit, I did think it was one, but as I hadn't actually checked then just went with the two as you had said.

So now have done a quick google: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-child_policy

 

[FosseFilberto]

We (current missus) stopped at 2, mainly because of finances - with me already having another from my first marriage - at one point was having to pay 2 mortgages AND rent (whilst building work was going on) - wasn't sustainable - but it was taking responsibility ... which too many people in this country don't do.

Having now (as of this month) seen the last one through Uni, just got the ****ing weddings to come - first one in September 2027

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[Big Ern]

Must admit, I did think it was one, but as I hadn't actually checked then just went with the two as you had said.

So now have done a quick google: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-child_policy

Interesting to see the way they tweaked it over time, obviously a lot of girls were killed in the countryside early on, and special dispensation for minorities to have more, Sucky would hate that. Didn't realise it had carried on until 2015, thought it had ended before that.