INCENTIVES FOR BIRTH CONTROL??

In one of our previous topic discussions, if I recall correctly, we talked on a theme quite similar to this one. It was about government putting restrictions and fines on couples who birth many children(correct me if I am missing something or if I'm wrong). While I can't say what my exact stance was, I had insinuated that those fines should be placed as penalty for couples who had more kids that they can cater for, particularly those who birth so many and let the children run the streets in a manner that depicts child labour.

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We can't tell people what to do. We can't tell adults, especially what to do or what not to do with their own bodies. It's so sad what is happening in our society, and I strongly believe that there are two sides to blame. First, there are parents to blame who know how increasingly terrible the economy keeps getting, especially those who are barely scrambling to feed and cater for themselves, yet who go ahead to give birth to more children, hiding on some personal, religious or whatever umbrella that doesn't automatically make things any easier.

Then there's the government(with the citizens inclusive, cause we are partly to blame for the ills of the country) who don't do their jobs by providing amenities and infrastructures amd ruling rightly inorder that the economy doesn't suffer so bad and so people can live decent lives that they do now. Cause, even the average homes can no longer boast of a comfortable life with the increasing cost of things, how much more those on the lower ladder scale. There's just the rich and poor nowadays. No middle class.

While providing incentives to make families reduce their rate of birthing, children may come off like a good idea(I mean, not to me, of course), I do not see it working. Not in a society as the one that I live in. For people who are yet to fully accept and practice birth control, what makes us think that they would buy into the idea of incentives?

And, incentives? Why incentives? How about using all that finance et all to provide better infrastructures, more schools, well maintained and standard hospitals, running water, security, reduce cost of agricultural produce, and the likes. I may be incorrect, but I think that this approach isn't geared towards reducing the country's population per se but to reduce child suffering by parents who have it difficult. But at this point, I can say that even those who used to have it easier no longer do so by reason of the hardships. And if that is the case, incentives will do nothing. We(i) know my government enough to know that this won't stand, not even for a quarter of a year. So, rather than whatever incentives, the government should focus on trying to make living easier. That might do something to the people. That's all from me.

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