I don’t disagree with you (apart from maybe $5k being a pocket change in Russia), we need to reduce inequality and bring back financial security in our societies.

There seems to be a small misunderstand on your part though - this baby bonus is not trying to increase fertility, at least not directly. The main goal is to reduce child mortality. The main beneficiaries of these bonuses are low income families, and for them every little helps. It’s also just one part of the support system, as all of the countries from the article have other welfare systems to accompany.

The rest of the world thinks that the USA is weird, yes. But if I was an American, I would take any little help that I can.

What are you arguing here exactly? Are you saying that $5000 are negligible to parents?

What’s your definition of “works” in this context then?

Well it does work actually. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baby_bonus

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