As we have covered here repeatedly, the United States and much of the rest of the Western world are experiencing plunging birth rates and a potential population decline. But what can be done about it? America isn’t an autocratic society like China where the government can simply dictate when or how often couples procreate. Public education efforts don’t seem to have much effect, if any. So how about some form of government incentive? Could we bribe people to have more babies? That sort of sounds like what Baltimore, Maryland is considering doing, even if it’s not the stated reason. There is a ballot initiative currently being considered that would create a program that would pay new mothers $1,000 after the birth of each infant. Could this really work? (CBS News Baltimore)
An advocacy group wants to give Baltimore City voters a voice in moving a campaign forward that would give a…
