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June 09, 2005

Weird Government Entitlement « China/Taiwan »

This says it all:

Wang Xiuluan, a 68-year-old farmer in central China's Henan Province, and her 70-year-old husband never expected a reward for a decision they made 30 years ago.
Posted by Nathan at 04:14 PM | Comments (2)
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Given the lopsided abortion preferences that have produced a population of too many males, subsidizing girls or nothing makes perfect sense. Sort of social capitalism, which is a new field, I think, :)

Posted by: The Owner's Manual at June 9, 2005 05:52 PM

True, but it's just weird that they would subsidize it 30 years after it's too late to actually do anything about it.

I mean, sure: it does send a message to the current generation of child-bearing age. But still....

It's just weird.

Posted by: Nathan at June 9, 2005 06:53 PM
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