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All income is distributed among all mothers, since the price of land is direct consequence of the number of children/people in a country.

Isn't an inherent flaw in this that it encourages people to have as many children as possible?

I'm under the impression that at a point when your population is established you want something like a 1.2 birth rate, or just a little more than enough to cover your unexpected deaths.

Well, that's a tricky argument since at what point is a population "established"?

I concur, however, since I'd prefer it to be distributed among all residents, whether born in that country or not. But that's another discussion entirely.

Isn't an inherent flaw in this that it encourages people to have as many children as possible?

Not when this income is lower than cost of raising child.

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