“Europe is infected by a strange lack of desire for the future...Children, our future, are perceived as a threat to the present.” (Pope Benedict, 2006, pg 2)
But don't worry, friends. There's something here for those of you who may be a little less conservative, as well.
"In Scandinavia, thanks in part to state support [day-care, highly-paid, year-long maternity leave, 4000 euro 'birth payment'], the more children a family has, the wealthier it is likely to be, whereas in southern Europe having children is a financial sinkhole, which drags a family toward poverty." (pg 5)
But finally!...
"So there would seem to be two models for achieving higher fertility: the neosocialist Scandinavian system and the laissez-faire American one." (pg 6)
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