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by YCode 3384 days ago
> All income is distributed among all mothers, since the price of land is direct consequence of the number of children/people in a country.

Isn't an inherent flaw in this that it encourages people to have as many children as possible?

I'm under the impression that at a point when your population is established you want something like a 1.2 birth rate, or just a little more than enough to cover your unexpected deaths.

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Well, that's a tricky argument since at what point is a population "established"?

I concur, however, since I'd prefer it to be distributed among all residents, whether born in that country or not. But that's another discussion entirely.

> Isn't an inherent flaw in this that it encourages people to have as many children as possible?

Not when this income is lower than cost of raising child.