With the change of China's fertility policy, the restriction of fertility has gradually changed to the liberalization of childbirth, and the population problem has become one of the main challenges facing China at present. However, despite the policy of liberalizing the second child and encouraging the third child, it faces the problem of young people being reluctant to have children. This problem arises not only because of overpopulation, but also because of the decline in the natural population growth rate. This is followed by a series of negative effects, such as the imbalance of population ratio and the formation of an aging society. These problems have put tremendous pressure on the country's economic and social development.
In order to cope with demographic changes, China has successively implemented the policy of liberalizing the second child and encouraging the third child, and encouraged all localities to take supporting measures, and even called for the full liberalization of childbirth. ** The "social maintenance fee" has been abolished, and preferential policies have been given in education, housing, settlement, etc. However, these preferential policies did not attract young people to have three children as expected, but instead showed that young people were not interested in childbearing. Therefore, the birth of three children is currently in a state of "coldness", which has become one of the main reasons for the decline in population. In order to solve the population problem, some places have even adopted cash rewards, such as 10,000 yuan for the second child and 10,000 yuan for the third child. However, such a policy has also sparked controversy, with some questioning whether the "one-child" is guilty.
In the face of young people's concerns about childbirth and netizens, experts put forward some suggestions. For example, Pan and Lin argue that many developed countries not only provide money but also benefits in encouraging childbearing, but it is costly and inefficient to establish a socialized care system. In contrast, the direct way of sending money is more efficient. He said, "Although measures such as free medical care, free education and maternity allowances can fundamentally solve the worries of raising children, they do not have enough incentives. If we want population growth, we need to not only reduce costs, but also arouse the initiative to have children. Direct payment is the lowest-cost and most direct way to incentivize fertility, and this incentive can also be converted into fertility income. As a result, the direct payment method became a proposed solution.
However, can direct payment be immediate?Regarding the state's money to encourage childbirth, netizens have different views. Some people think that sending money directly is an effective way, but others express doubts. They asked a key question: how much to give?Is it a one-time payment or an ongoing distribution?After all, the high cost of childbirth, high housing prices, rising education costs, and problems such as further education, employment, and pension make it difficult for young people to have children. Even if the monthly salary is only 3,000 yuan, you still need to spend 8,000 yuan to ask a housekeeping aunt to take care of the children, and the final burden will be passed on to the parents, leading to problems such as "intergenerational baby raising" and family conflicts. In addition, young people not wanting children is not only a cause of financial pressure, but also related to a change in the concept of marriage and childbearing. Nowadays, the concept of raising children to prevent old age is no longer realistic, which is also a real problem that young people are reluctant to have children. Therefore, it is difficult to give a one-time reward of 10,000 yuan or 20,000 yuan. Of course, some people said that as long as they give enough rewards, such as 1 million yuan, they will work hard to "make a baby" even when they are 60 years old. However, it has also been pointed out that many young people cannot afford to get married because of the high cost of marriage, so how to have a baby is a more important issue. If you really give money, how much do you think it will take to motivate young people to have children?
The central thesis: Direct payment is an effective way to motivate young people to be willing to have children, but it needs to take into account factors such as the cost of childbearing and the change of marriage and childbearing concepts. It is necessary to combine various factors and formulate reasonable policies to support young people to have children.
In view of the "cold" of three-child childbirth and the problem of young people's childbirth, experts and scholars from all over the world have put forward various solutions. Personally, I think that direct payment as a way to motivate childbearing can indeed have a certain effect. However, when formulating specific policies, we also need to comprehensively consider the cost of childbirth, changes in the concept of marriage and childbearing, education, employment, pension and other issues, and formulate policies and measures that are in line with the actual situation. In addition, we need to pay attention to the protection of women's rights and interests and career development, and give them more choices and support. For individuals, childbearing is a complex and personal choice that can be supported but not overly interfering. At the same time, we also need to strengthen family education, enhance family concepts and sense of responsibility, cultivate a healthy and good family atmosphere, and give children a better environment for growth. Most importantly, each of us should consciously pay attention to population issues and actively participate in the process of solving them. After all, solving the population problem requires the joint efforts of the whole society, and only in this way can we jointly meet the challenges brought about by the population problem and achieve sustainable population development.