标题：Why paying women to have more babies won’t work

Economies must adapt to baby busts instead

正文：As birth rates plunge, many politicians want to pour money into policies that might lead women to have more babies. Donald Trump has vowed to dish out bonuses if he returns to the White House. In France, where the state already spends 3.5-4% of GDP on family policies each year, Emmanuel Macron wants to “demographically rearm” his country. South Korea is contemplating handouts worth a staggering $70,000 for each baby. Yet all these attempts are likely to fail, because they are built on a misapprehension.

知识点：plunge v.

( of prices, temperatures, etc.价格、温度等 ) to decrease suddenly and quickly暴跌；骤降；突降 SYN plummet

? Stock markets plunged at the news of the coup.政变的消息一传来，股票市场便暴跌。

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