Chinese people can now buy a 3rd, 4th and even 5th home at a discount to bail up the property sector.
Imagine the joys of having no siblings, less women than men whilst owning 3 homes and a social credit score system that means the government's your best friend.
The unstoppable rise of China is quite unstoppable until we suddenly notice it actually started stagnating a while back...anyhow I'm sure reunification rhetoric with Taiwan will redirect the Masses' anger away from the government.
My little theory is that China will at some point go hard on industrial production of humans, possibly the old school way (enslaving women, most likely in neighbouring countries) but more likely via technology & life sciences - in vitro fertilisation and artificial wombs. I've no idea how feasible that is - probably not very - but I bet they'll give it a good try.
There seems to be no shortage of people with 2, 1 or zero children with ideas how to stop the population decline. In New York there is no shortage of ideas from people who have never built a multi dwelling unit on how to make housing more affordable. There are people who have never started a business and hired others with ideas about how we should create more jobs.
I have 5 kids (four amazing ones and the Tasmanian Devil on speed). If you want just replacement fertility you will need some families of 5
I have four kids. I have a very good income, my wife works part time, we own own a nice house with a yard (that has probably tripled or quadruple in cost since we bought it...adding another wrinkle to the mix), my kids attend public schools (both charter and traditional), and we live in an area that, at least until recently, has been lower cost. It's still not easy!
My wife and I got started with our family later than some but earlier than many--after grad school and a couple of years in full-time employment
Chinese people can now buy a 3rd, 4th and even 5th home at a discount to bail up the property sector.
Imagine the joys of having no siblings, less women than men whilst owning 3 homes and a social credit score system that means the government's your best friend.
The unstoppable rise of China is quite unstoppable until we suddenly notice it actually started stagnating a while back...anyhow I'm sure reunification rhetoric with Taiwan will redirect the Masses' anger away from the government.
My little theory is that China will at some point go hard on industrial production of humans, possibly the old school way (enslaving women, most likely in neighbouring countries) but more likely via technology & life sciences - in vitro fertilisation and artificial wombs. I've no idea how feasible that is - probably not very - but I bet they'll give it a good try.
If yo got o wikipedia, you can see each countries demographics.
China's is weird and spiky, easily allowing you to see the effects of government regulations.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/... [wikipedia.org]
For comparison, look at India, which looks far more typical, like the tops of an St. Basils Catherdral:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/... [wikipedia.org]
I have 5 kids (four amazing ones and the Tasmanian Devil on speed). If you want just replacement fertility you will need some families of 5
I have four kids. I have a very good income, my wife works part time, we own own a nice house with a yard (that has probably tripled or quadruple in cost since we bought it...adding another wrinkle to the mix), my kids attend public schools (both charter and traditional), and we live in an area that, at least until recently, has been lower cost. It's still not easy!
My wife and I got started with our family later than some but earlier than many--after grad school and a couple of years in full-time employment