aperson wrote:No, higher taxes will discourage people from having many children. They do it in China (I think) why shouldn't the rest of the world follow?
go back to the beginning of this thread and reread, click on the links I provided in the first few pages. Then come back and discuss China.
Higher taxes would have little if any effect on having children. I agree with Chumley.
The answer is education, providing an opportunity to have a standard of living high enough so that a person doesn't feel they need to give birth to 8 children because only 2 or 3 will survive.