At 07:57 PM Wednesday 9/17/2008, Dave Land wrote: >On Sep 17, 2008, at 3:56 PM, Andrew Crystall wrote: > > > On 17 Sep 2008 at 13:46, Dave Land wrote: > > > >> Perhaps the reproduction tax incentive can be on a curve, with zero > >> or > >> less population growth being rewarded, over-reproduction being > >> penalized: > >> > >> 0 children -- 3 deductions > >> 1 child -- 2 deduction > >> 2 children -- 1 deductions > >> 3 children -- 1 penalty > >> 4 children -- 2 penalties > > > > Congratulations, you just lowered the birth rate again among the very > > people who are not even currently producing a replacement population, > > and the groups who want lots of children anyway are now bitterly > > opposed to the government and are very unlike to listen to anything > > else they say on the matter. > >That's OK, I'll just go back to the last save point and try again.
I imagine most politicians wish it were that easy in RL . . . Do Over Maru . . . ronn! :) _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
