emofine:

Interesting policy but what if a couple that has the maximum number of children granted (which is two) yet one child dies in infancy or early in life, are they thus permitted to have another child - and not be taxed as their tally will still be within the required bracket?

. . .and what if someone was pregnant with triplets, would the couple be taxed for one of the children born?


I assumed there was a relationship between polygamy and population growth and that perhaps in a polygamous household more children were likely to be born than in a monogamous one. Having done a minimum research I believe there are quite some holes in that theory and other factors to still consider.

ATLgal:

Guardian, urs is a case of emotion with no basis. What if they have 9 kids and all die?
How many women get preg with triplets with no fertility treatment? Now how many require fertity treatment? Quit looking for extreme cases and presenting them as the norm.

ATLgal:

I see your point. How would u implement it? Who go report delivery? What if thr family no get income? Where tax money go come from?

Kobojunkie:

My own plan no get that 2 for free nonsense. Tax them all. That will not all cause people to THINK TWICE even before having the first two, but ensure they have what it takes before they make the decision to reproduce.

I would make adoption (controlled situation by the way), the only way to have kids tax free.

Guardian:

If you don't have money don't violate the Law. Else , We have to think of a good deterrent for those who would pose and try to deceive us with their poverty state but [size=13pt]yet still reproduce like Elede[/size]

Kobojunkie:

My idea works with Sharia . . . . The man is free to marry even 20 wives, so long as he knows that every child produced by any of those women, he gets to pay for. So if 20 _loosers women want to marry one fine, that is fine.

Most definitely,[size=18pt] Children are blessings but you have to pay the fee for choosing to bring those precious lives in to this world[/size]. It costs money to take care of them in society.

Kobojunkie:

My own plan no get that 2 for free nonsense. Tax them all. That will not all cause people to THINK TWICE even before having the first two, but ensure they have what it takes before they make the decision to reproduce.

I would make adoption (controlled situation by the way), the only way to have kids tax free. 

ekt_bear:

I like this plan.

Especially the adoption thing (though you need to be careful you don't create loopholes. E.g., me adopting my cousin's 9th child leading to him not paying tax)

ATLgal:

U guys do understand why population growth is important? Taxing them all is discrimination against the poor. And 2 where r u going to import people to replenish your country when your people quit having kids due to your draconian rules?

ATLgal:

U are being shortsighted. Why don't u take d people out back n shoot them? The problem is not population. It is govt inefficiency looting and a general lack of education. Why is unemployment 50%? Too much religion. Takr out the North u start to get a clearer pic. Northern youth are being marginalized. There is no power adding to d unemployment issue. So wipe out half the. Population and then when things get better import who exactly? China n india have 1 bil and are doing better RELATIVELY. There are only 177 universities in nigeria. Could that be part of d problem? These are real people not numbers. Don't discount them.

ATLgal:

Ok. U are misunderstanding me. I am not advocating people breeding. I am of the school that not everyone has to have a child. Yes it is the govt that causes unemployment. They are looting the country. I sm referring to the people that already are here. This is why Nigeria is a ticking time bomb. Look at any country. Marginilization causes poverty n increases crime. FACT. When u educate people childbirth rates auto decline. The govt isn't providing power how is d private second going to grow? Take out the northern population and recalculate the GDP and tell me if its the same rate.

ATLgal:

No need for personal attacks. Why do poor people have more kids? Its a sort of social security program. your 10 naira deal does not work. U are assuming the upcoming population is a deadbeat one. Not true. Nigeria actually has a growing middle class. My comprising to china was to point out that they have 5 times nigeria's population yet a higher gdp. U are assuming the more people less money mentality. D world currently produces more than enough food to feed d entire population problem is distribution (relating to income)

ATLgal:

U are being emotional instead of rational. The problem is not population. It is a lack of education. Again u take out the no western education populace and tally the GDP. Get to the root of the problem instead of over reacting. And u that u are talking. Are u not going to have any kids? I bet u already have 4 even. But u r an elite so I bet u are exempt.

ATLgal:

By the way, guess what happened in China based on the one child rule? They aborted d girls n now they don't have enough wives and have to import wives.

ATLgal:

By the way, guess what happened in China based on the one child rule? They aborted d girls n now they don't have enough wives and have to import wives.

ATLgal:

Libya produces way more than that. Listen don't give urself a heart attack. I am giving u the reason why they have kids not saying I agree with it. u keep repeating the same thing. Other countries do not have oil n do better. Guess what they have? Education. u are d one being blind. Google GDP by state. And then google population by state and ull see what I'm talking about. I'm done going back n forth with u. your rules are too draconian. It can't be all or nothing. If u tax all births u are discriminating against d poor. Pure n simple. If u don't agree with me I agree with u.