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Gov't to Japanese: Have Babies, We'll Pay You

But cash alone might not be enough to raise birth rate

By Kevin Spak,  Newser Staff

Posted Oct 8, 2009 9:46 AM CDT

(Newser) – With Japan’s aging, pension-collecting population eating away at the country's coffers, its leaders have decided they need more kids who can in turn support the elderly—and they’re willing to pay for them. They’re proposing a program that would pay new parents...   Read full story »

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