As I'm sure you're aware, German parents get 200-300€ per child (Kinderzuschlag). And then tax reductions.

That said, if we want less immigrants maybe we could stop helping the US and Israel with their wars in the middle east or coups in Africa ?

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miroljub 4 days ago | parent [-]

It's exactly 250 € per child. If you are sustaining your life expenses yourself, it's just a small fraction of your tax money you get back. Fake asylum seekrs don't pay anything, hey just get support and procreate. They are a financial net negative for the society.

The system as is is encouraging the wrong kind of children, where children are assets for non-working, and a liability for working people.

First thing I would do to fix this is to remove child support handouts in cash. I would make it a tax credit instead, so only people who do productive work and pay taxes would get tax benefits.

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BriggyDwiggs42 4 days ago | parent | next [-]

“Get government benefits and mooch off the dole” just doesn’t sound like a realistic portrayal of an asylum seeker, whether real or just for economic opportunity. Germany might be different, but I know in America all our immigrants are crazy hardworking.

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4gotunameagain 4 days ago | parent [-]

In America everyone is crazy hardworking period, because there is zero socialism.

Here (EU) in many countries it is possible to not work and survive, with varying levels of compromise

	▲	staringback 4 days ago \| parent [-]
		> In America everyone is crazy hardworking period, because there is zero socialism. Spoken like a true European who has never lived in the United States

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4gotunameagain 4 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

You are not wrong there, but let me remind you that Germany has had a fertility rate lower than replacement since 1970. I don't think disincentivising anyone would be the way to go.

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GuinansEyebrows 4 days ago | parent | prev [-]

> the wrong kind of children

this is a disturbing phrase