In Nagorno-Karabakh (which near the Soviet Union, in case you didn't know), there was a 'full-scale war' in 1988 which destroyed the population. Now for the good part, which is called 'birth encouragement program'. Couples are given cash payments to have babies for the purpose of repopulating the region. In 2007, there were 2,145 births, now with the program, in 2010 there are 2, 694. The way the program works is that first, the couple is given $780 for a wedding, then $260 for the first born, $520 for the second born, $1,300 for the third born, and $1, 820 for the fourth born. Some families are even given a home, as well as a monthly salary of $50. So far everything is going well in Nagorno-Karabakh with this plan.
This is most definitely newsworthy because this is kind of absurd. The fact that this region is paying people to have children and the more children they have the more money they are given. I kind of like the idea of repopulating the region, but there are potential problems with this plan. My only concern is that people are having children for the wrong reasons and that isn't a way to have a family.
Money=Babies
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