Cami
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wow. I've thought of paying people NOT to have children, but actually asking people to reproduce?!?! FFS.
Who would have thought.
Who would have thought.
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/...432_1_quebec-government-baby-bonus-birth-rate
MONTREAL With one of the lowest birth rates in the Western world, the provincial government of Quebec is taking action to bolster its dwindling numbers: It is paying residents to reproduce.
Since May of 1988, Quebec has been offering parents a bonus for each baby they bring into the world. Last month, the government raised the stakes in its race for bigger families, increasing the cash bonus that goes to parents of a third child from $4,500 to $6,000.
The baby bonus works this way: The Quebec government gives parents $500 when the first child is born, $1,000 (in two payments) when the second comes along, and now, $6,000 for each additional.
The larger sum will be doled out in payments of $375 every three months until the child is 4, a payment system designed to prevent abuse. ``The idea is that they use the money to take care of the child,`` says Dufresne.
We need more patriotism in this country.