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Originally Posted by Buggys
We need to encourage & incentivize having children domestically.
As for immigration, we can allow some, but NOT overwhelmingly more than we fund incentivization of having kids domestically. We have to be choosy about who we let in, and focus on those who would being our country net benefits, not just mooch off of existing taxpayers, who are struggling to pay for our own kids
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Think about this a bit. An immigrant who comes in might rely on social services for the first 3-4 years as they integrate but then they become working net contributors to society.
But growing up in Canada, I benefited from social services for the first 22 years of my life in subsidized childcare, subsidized health services, free dental until 14, subsidized university, tax breaks for my parents, etc. It has taken me 23 years to become a net contributor to society with a job that pushes me above the poverty line.
An immigrant comes raised and educated on someone else’s dime. And we get to chose people with valuable skills.
A Canadian-born baby will be a drain on ressources for two decades. And even then, there is FAR from a guarantee that that person will end up developing any useful skills (we can all think of examples
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Have babies for love. Have them because it’s a beautiful thing to watch a human grow. But don’t have them for economic performance - they’re just not a solid financial or societal investment.
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