limit families to three children?

[SimonMac]

Solves the child benefit issues, solves the pressure on the NHS and schools, solves the housing shortage and solves the immigration issue as we will have more room as less over crowding.

[DannyF1966]

What if a couple already have two children, decide to have a third and then end up with twins? Will they have to decide which one stays and which one goes?

Will families be able to have another child if one of their existing children expires in some way?

Will families be able to have more children once the oldest has moved out?

What if they suddenly find themselves having to take in nieces and nephews following sudden expiration of said nieces' and nephews' parents? Will they have to trade in one or more of their own children in exchange?



As an alternative, how about saying you can have as many children as you want, but you can only keep the youngest three, any older than that will have to be sold off into sexual slavery. That might actually bring in some useful cash to reduce the deficit, come to think of it.

[Eirikur]

One child policy in China didn't work, perhaps a 3 child policy will work better?

[VectraMan]

One child policy in China didn't work, perhaps a 3 child policy will work better?

Must have worked a bit.

We should just tax people according to their children. Have as many as you want, if you can afford it. Then you can opt to avoid tax by killing one if you so wish.

[BrilloPad]

As Sue pointed out, we need children to look after us in our old age.

Unless we get in immigrants on 5 year visas?

[MicrosoftBob]

One child policy in China didn't work, perhaps a 3 child policy will work better?

You can't make it work in a democracy let alone China, the best you can do is take away financial incentives to have more children

[tomtomagain]

Must have worked a bit.

We should just tax people according to their children. Have as many as you want, if you can afford it. Then you can opt to avoid tax by killing one if you so wish.

I have 4 children and they cost me a fecking fortune. After all the ballet, horse-riding, dancing & ice-skating lessons I don't have anything left to pay tax.

[Willapp]

IMO child benefits etc should only apply to the first child. Want more kids? Great, pay for them yourself.

[darmstadt]

Is this going to turn into a eugenics thread? If it is, who's going to get banned first

[CloudWalker]

Simples , You can have as many kids as you like BUT for each child you have the benefits half and when you get over 4 you have to pay the state a fine doubling with each new child born.