| ▲ | stereolambda an hour ago | |
There is no guarantee your kids will want to support you, or, to be morbid but realistic, even survive you. | ||
| ▲ | lotsofpulp an hour ago | parent [-] | |
Wouldn't that reward raising them in a way that increases the likelihood of them supporting you? And/or raising more of them so that the odds are at least 1 supports you? The problem societies have is reconciling both individual vs societal interest and short term benefits vs long term benefits. I don't see that being solved with any kind of legislation, especially not by a legislature that has to depend on votes today. As a side note, some places do try to legislate it with filial responsibility laws: | ||