Culture Fact of the Day

In Germany, parents are not only given a tax reduction, but also receive approximately 100 Euros per month for each child they have until the child reaches an age when it can independently support itself and legally subscribes to being independent.

Contrast this to China where parents are permitted one child and taxed for every additional child.

The Germans argue that the native German race is dying out so they need to provide an incentive for increased childbirth.

The Chinese argue that they have too many people and can't support such a huge population, especially if multiple children were permitted.

I wonder though, would it really be good for Germany if everyone decided to start having lots of children? Could the country really support an exploding population? Or is it better that the birth-death triangle is inverted, at least for a few hundred years? I know, I know, they fear that if they allow that, then there won't be any more Germans around in a few hundred years.