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misterchephlast Thursday at 11:07 PM2 repliesview on HN

Why would the nation that implemented the one-child policy be unable to implement a three child policy?


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christophiluslast Thursday at 11:57 PM

Reversing demographic momentum isn’t so easy. You have a cascade effect which happens, and high costs of a massive elderly population can’t be borne by a sudden baby boom. Also, through the medical system, etc, you can force people to abort their children, but it’s harder to force them to make children.

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