Trump says giving 'baby bonus' payments to mothers 'sounds like a good idea'

Discussion in 'Wall St. News' started by MarkBrown, Apr 24, 2025.

  1. 2rosy

    2rosy

    I'm surprised. that's from a democrat playbook; social welfare.
     
    #11     Apr 25, 2025
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  2. SunTrader

    SunTrader

    Then why are you surprised - tRump used to be a Dem, till he found that didn't want his dumbazz and we now see today which party did. The MAGA party. Birds of a feather ....
     
    #12     Apr 25, 2025
  3. 2rosy

    2rosy

    and the blue haired fruitcakes are still angry. it applies to nonbinary babies as well :D
     
    #13     Apr 25, 2025
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  4. SunTrader

    SunTrader

    Left out the Rep members of Congress caught with their pants down in the YMCA and/or Mar-A-Largo men's bathroom lol.
     
    #14     Apr 25, 2025
  5. apdxyk

    apdxyk

    So Mahmoud is going to become the most popular name in the States...
     
    #15     Apr 26, 2025
  6. nitrene

    nitrene

    I believe other wealthy nations have tried this before and it didn't really halt the birthrate decline. It was neutral in Scandinavia and in South Korea the birthrate has kept falling. Bottom line women in rich societies don't want to have babies until they are in their 30s or 40s.

    My grandmothers (from India) had 5 & 7 children. My mother and her siblings had 2 at most. Most of my friends had between 1 & 2 children. A lot of them were just YUPie DINKs. US (before Trump) & Canada had their birthrate boosted by poor immigrants.
     
    #16     Apr 26, 2025
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  7. SunTrader

    SunTrader

    Praiseworthy.
     
    #17     Apr 26, 2025
  8. It's basic economics that these policies only create deadweight loss. Countries that have free healthcare, childcare, and other social benefits (Sweden, Norway, Denmark) have lower birthrates than the US. The US fertility rate has been below replacement level for decades and it'll never turn around unless our culture decides to do a complete 180.
     
    #18     Apr 27, 2025
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