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In reply to the discussion: Did You Know This Shocking Way That We're Behind Much Of The World? [View all]Swede Atlanta
(3,596 posts)There are generous subsidies as well for child daycare.
One would think that the whitey righties who are so worried about becoming the minority in this country would embrace the idea of encouraging childbirth and child rearing.
One of the main reasons for the ethnic trending in this country is that minorities, especially latinos, are having many more children than their white counterparts.
The whites want a certain standard of living and often consider the cost of each child against the impact to overall family income. In addition they often want to be able to spend fairly lavishly on their children.
One reason countries like Sweden do this is to counter a negative birth rate. They want to encourage childbirth and with universal health care, various subsidies and support for families, generous education policies, etc. actually want to have those children grow up healthy and productive.