Apparently some people are interested in having a baby boom right now. We took to Abigail Adams’s (a revolutionary among revolutionaries) girlhood home with a few ideas of what might help make that happen; basically, respect women.
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I would not under any circumstances invite a baby boom right now.
I would deny this administration as many resources as possible. And that’s why they want babies. Human Capital.
Full living wage paid to which ever parent (if they do) is the full time parent. Acknowledge it as one of the most important but totally unpaid roles our societies have.
Men demanding/pressuring women* to birth children is gross beyond gross. We are not incubators to build you a cult following/work force. (*of a certain hue)
Most households require 2 incomes. So, how do couples have children when a) it cost thousands to have one and b) they lose thousands with the loss of one income, c) childcare is non existent or it cost thousands? Having children is a catch 22, and it's much worse if you wind up a single parent.
I keep thinking about Romania during Ceausescu's reign (1965-89). He wanted more kids too; he issued a decree banning abortion, and also offered state awards to "heroine mothers" with ten kids (the Nazis did the same thing). The death toll was in the thousands, mothers and orphans alike.
Who can afford to raise more than 1 or 2 kids in today's economy? Unless you are in the middle class or higher, who can afford a large family. Raising kids has always been expensive but even more so now. In most cases, with both parents working, the greatest expense can be childcare.
I suspect things are going to get worse before they get better. Trump will make the rich and himself richer and blame everyone else. I worry we might win in 28 and then lose four years later because not everything will be fixed or close to it and voters have the memories of goldfish.
They want white people to have babies. Meanwhile they are stopping aid to countries with children that are not white and therefore killing those children.
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I would deny this administration as many resources as possible. And that’s why they want babies. Human Capital.
Women's healthcare
Economic Stability
Childcare
Safe schools
A liveable planet
Paid parental leave
Bodily autonomy
These sound like reasonable demands.
A baby boom does not sound like a desirable goal.
Um... NO!