Signatures
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signatures
Government response threshold (10,000) · 6/10,000
Debate threshold (100,000) · 6/100,000
Background
We believe the current economic malaise puts disproportionate pressures on families. Financial hardship is the primary reason couples do not have more children or separate. Financial hardship is the number one cause of child abandonment. Declining birth rates, an existential threat in the medium term, paired with rising divorce rates makes for an isolated society. Financial assistance would strengthen our families, alleviate stress and in many cases reduce neglect, the most common form of abuse.