Replacement fertility is 2.3, nominal welfare should be given to anyone with up to 5 kids. It's immigration status and abuse that needs sorting, not the 1000 USD per year or whatever it is to prevent your nation hollowing out from the inside. Think of what the budget can afford, but it makes it so good, well adjusted and conscientious people believe they can only afford one child. Nation states cannot afford families being consisted of a lesbian couple with a cat and so you have to ask why that notion is so heavily promoted.
Replacement fertility is 2.3, nominal welfare should be given to anyone with up to 5 kids. It's immigration status and abuse that needs sorting, not the 1000 USD per year or whatever it is to prevent your nation hollowing out from the inside. Think of what the budget can afford, but it makes it so good, well adjusted and conscientious people believe they can only afford one child. Nation states cannot afford families being consisted of a lesbian couple with a cat and so you have to ask why that notion is so heavily promoted.
Your assessment is spot on.