Weifang, Shandong: Three legally born children attend public high schools for free.

The population born in 2022 was 9.56 million, with a birth rate of 6.77 ‰. The death population is 1.04 1.000, and the population mortality rate is 7.37 ‰; The natural population growth rate is -0.60. Faced with the reality of declining birth rate and negative growth, in order to encourage fertility, many places let young people get married and have children, from "two children" (20 1 1) to "two children alone" (20 13) and then to "two children in an all-round way", which is really heartbreaking.

However, in the previous policy of encouraging childbearing, subsidies and discounts were almost irrelevant to many couples of childbearing age, because many people simply didn't want to have children and couldn't afford them. Some spit: "Encouraging three-child subsidies is like buying a Ferrari and giving 200 coupons." Some people feel that "they don't want future generations to bear their own pain" and so on.

Meeting site

On March 2 1, Weifang City, Shandong Province organized a press conference to optimize the birth policy and promote the long-term balanced development of the population. It is proposed that in Weifang, families who have given birth to three children according to law will be given a financial subsidy of 50% of the deed tax, and the three children will participate in Weifang Huimin Insurance for free during the period of 0-3 years old; 202 1 May 3, 20081Three children born according to law in the future will attend public high schools for free.

This was originally a good measure to benefit the people. "Three children born in accordance with the law attend public high schools for free" caused a lot of heated discussion in an instant, summing up the ideas of netizens. Most of them think that this move can't change the current situation that people are unwilling to have children.

Only by solving the dilemma faced by the only child can we pave the way for encouraging fertility.

When checking the comments of netizens, one comment is the most concerned "Arrange the one-child family first". Since 1980s, China has been implementing the one-child policy, which has almost become the brand of the times. Nowadays, even in some towns and villages, you can see the slogan of only child. After more than 30 years of changes, this generation of only children has gradually reached the age of marriage and childbearing. At this point, they have encountered the release of two children and three children. I don't know if you have ever thought that the main force of marriage and childbirth now is the only child of that year. They need to support their elderly parents and take care of their young children.

The author is an out-and-out only child born in 1990s. I remember that one-child honor certificate was issued at that time, and there was a subsidy. The whole year was about 120, that is, one month 10 yuan. If the subsidy is compared with the cost for parents to raise themselves, it is simply nine Niu Yi cents.

Fortunately, my parents raised themselves and now they are starting to form their own family. However, to be clear, it is difficult for the only child to support a family of three now, and sometimes he is really overwhelmed by his elderly parents! And this may be a true portrayal of almost every only child. I want to make money to support my family and spend time with my family, but I find that I can't make money and I don't take care of my family!

The only daughter is almost old now. People who live a better life may be able to live a good life, and countless people have unsatisfactory life and work. When they need to work hard for tomorrow's livelihood every day, who wants to have another child to accompany them to suffer?

Besides, the only child. The only child has not been arranged yet. What triplets are we talking about?

It seems too far away for three children to attend public high schools for free.

Despite all kinds of pressures in life, even today's school-age couples are willing to have three children. Has anyone calculated carefully that it will take 16 years from birth in 2023 to children attending high school, and that is 2039! In the face of this unreachable figure, many people are also discouraged. Who knows what will happen after 16?

At the same time, according to China Population Forecast Report 2023, it is predicted that the population born in China will drop to about 9 million in 2023, 8 million in 2025, 7 million in 2027, and the demographic dividend in China will end in 2038. In other words, according to the current trend, with the decrease of birth rate, it is no longer so difficult to go to school. Judging from the "closing tide" of kindergartens in some areas this year, it is also possible to continue to develop and popularize compulsory education in senior high schools. So, under the premise of uncertain situation, which parent is willing to take risks for the invisible future after 16?

In addition, at present, junior high school students in China take the senior high school entrance examination, and half of them will be diverted to secondary vocational schools in high school. If we continue to follow this policy, children born at that time may not be able to enter high school. Of course, this is just an introduction. If there is no relevant supporting policy of "three children go to public high schools for free", then these so-called policies are also empty talk.

It is more sincere for three children to go to kindergarten for free than to go to public high schools for free.

Compared with 16, the encouragement policy that three children can attend public high schools for free is meaningless to too many people. Current politics can be constantly revised according to the actual situation and social environment. In order to encourage the birth of the population, the actual effect of the encouragement policy should be put in more than ten years. Who will explain this?

Regarding the encouragement measures for three children to go to school for free, if it is really to encourage the population to be born in good faith, the most direct way is to put time in the present and really solve the current problems. If the relevant departments directly say that "two children and three children go to public kindergartens for free", how much living expenses can be subsidized every month, saving a lot of education expenses for those school-age young people who are married and have children? Do you think they are unwilling to have children?

This is not the author's mouth, but the policy needs to solve the status quo and prescribe the right medicine! Instead of not understanding the pain points that young people are concerned about, or deliberately avoiding the actual situation of young people, they are always doing some indifferent encouragement, but they can't take tangible actions.

If we really want to encourage young people to have children for the stable and peaceful development in the future, we really need to show greater sincerity to let young people live a good life and have a good old age, so that they can get married and have children with peace of mind, work hard and live a happy life. Isn't that what we expected?