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Catching Up (pg. 3)
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| Dykes_on_Jay |
| quote: | Originally posted by itsamemario
Actually they repealed the one-child law quite recently, or at least relaxed it, making it legal for parents who are lone-children themselves to have more than one kid.
It was a pretty big news story in all major news outlets, so  for missing that one.
Not that it's gonna stop you from trying to be funny, though. :rolleyes: |
None of that applies to me. I'm a Canadian national. I can have 20 if i want to. I'm the one that foots the bill for school/hospital/blabla so no one cares. The Chinese can have as many kids as they want. They just have to pay a penalty for every additional one. In a country this populous, with a huge segment not paying into public service/infrastructure, I would say it isn't a completely insane policy. A few other countries could benefit from it. |
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| Jon_Snow |
| quote: | Originally posted by Psyshell
When's the last time IGK actually made someone laugh? When he was dropped on the head as a child? |
good point you're more funny than me. We laugh at you all the time Mr. Potato. |
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| Jon_Snow |
| quote: | Originally posted by Dykes_on_Jay
None of that applies to me. I'm a Canadian national. I can have 20 if i want to. I'm the one that foots the bill for school/hospital/blabla so no one cares. The Chinese can have as many kids as they want. They just have to pay a penalty for every additional one. In a country this populous, with a huge segment not paying into public service/infrastructure, I would say it isn't a completely insane policy. A few other countries could benefit from it. |
Moa not bad guy after all. They turned you quick Jay. |
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| Lews |
| quote: | Originally posted by Dykes_on_Jay
None of that applies to me. I'm a Canadian national. I can have 20 if i want to. I'm the one that foots the bill for school/hospital/blabla so no one cares. The Chinese can have as many kids as they want. They just have to pay a penalty for every additional one. In a country this populous, with a huge segment not paying into public service/infrastructure, I would say it isn't a completely insane policy. A few other countries could benefit from it. |
They're going to have a lot of demographic fun soon. |
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| Echo of Silence |
| quote: | Originally posted by Dykes_on_Jay
None of that applies to me. I'm a Canadian national. I can have 20 if i want to. I'm the one that foots the bill for school/hospital/blabla so no one cares. The Chinese can have as many kids as they want. They just have to pay a penalty for every additional one. In a country this populous, with a huge segment not paying into public service/infrastructure, I would say it isn't a completely insane policy. A few other countries could benefit from it. |
Jason, does your Canadian Health coverage extend when you're living or visiting another country? Can you purchase Health Ins in China for you and your wife/family while you're there? Will the twins be citizens of China because they are born there? |
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| SYSTEM-J |
| quote: | Originally posted by Lews
They're going to have a lot of demographic fun soon. |
Yeah, isn’t it causing massive ageing in their population because one generation reaching retirement age is going to literally twice the size of the generation below it? Then there’s something like 14,000,000 more Chinese men than women, due to the tendency of couples to murder female babies and try again for a boy. |
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| Dykes_on_Jay |
| That is a problem for the poor to figure out. I don't feel a thing. |
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| OrangestO |
| quote: | Originally posted by SYSTEM-J
Yeah, isn’t it causing massive ageing in their population because one generation reaching retirement age is going to literally twice the size of the generation below it? Then there’s something like 14,000,000 more Chinese men than women, due to the tendency of couples to murder female babies and try again for a boy. |
Isn't that India? |
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| Dykes_on_Jay |
| quote: | Originally posted by Echo of Silence
Jason, does your Canadian Health coverage extend when you're living or visiting another country? Can you purchase Health Ins in China for you and your wife/family while you're there? Will the twins be citizens of China because they are born there? |
To answer your questions:
No. Once I leave Canada for 1 complete year, I actually lose my health coverage. It makes perfect sense though, as I am not paying taxes into it. I get it back after 6 months if I move back.
My wife has a basic health insurance from her job. Having a kid is pretty cheap here. It will probably cost me between 4 to 5 USD for the whole procedure, including the hospital stay. It's not so bad. It's the same price for 2, so i get one free. I don't have health insurance right now. I just pay when i need to see a doctor. A basic consultation is only 30 dollars.
As far as citizenship, I have to juggle that a bit. Canadians are allowed dual citizenship (I hold 2 myself), but the Chinese are not. My children have the right to Canadian citizenship as a birthright, regardless of where they are born. I can go to Hong Kong and have their passport within 1 month. They would have a Chinese passport too, which would be automatically voided the first time that their Canadian passport would be used. They would then need visas, like myself, to remain in China.
Basically they will use their Chinese passports until I decide it is time to take them to Canada for a more western education. They can go to school here by keeping their Chinese passports. I sort of want them to go to primary school here. The math they teach these kids at such a young age is miles beyond anything you can imagine. I also want them to have strong Chinese language skills.
China's finally going to have their messiah's. |
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| Lews |
| quote: | Originally posted by SYSTEM-J
Yeah, isn’t it causing massive ageing in their population because one generation reaching retirement age is going to literally twice the size of the generation below it? Then there’s something like 14,000,000 more Chinese men than women, due to the tendency of couples to murder female babies and try again for a boy. |
According to many current estimates, by 2040 China will have gone from 8 workers to 1 retiree, to 2 workers to 1 retiree. They're going to need A LOT more children soon to make that at all manageable. For a comparison, the US currently has 10 workers to 2 retirees, and is worried about a rise to 10 workers to 3 retirees.
In regards to the men:women problem, I've seen some estimates that by 2020, China will have 35,000,000 more men than women.
Those two facts are ing crazy. |
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| Sushipunk |
| quote: | Originally posted by Lews
In regards to the men:women problem, I've seen some estimates that by 2020, China will have 35,000,000 more men than women. |
:wtf:
So, an awful lot of ronery guys. |
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| Redd |
| quote: | Originally posted by Sushipunk
:wtf:
So, an awful lot of ronery guys. |
I'm gonna invest in sex dolls and asian porn. |
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