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Russians offered day off, prizes to procreate


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Forget dead presidents day. Let's celebrate this instead! :whistling:

Officials hope ‘Day of Conception’ will help turn around declining birthrate
A Russian region best known as the birthplace of Vladimir Lenin has found a novel way to fight the nation’s birthrate crisis: It has declared Sept. 12 the Day of Conception and for the third year running is giving couples time off from work to procreate.

The hope is for a brood of babies exactly nine months later on Russia’s national day. Couples who “give birth to a patriot” during the June 12 festivities win money, cars, refrigerators and other prizes.

Ulyanovsk, a region on the Volga River about 550 miles east of Moscow, has held similar contests since 2005. Since then, the number of competitors, and the number of babies born to them, has been on the rise.


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yet another reason why SOMETIMES it's better to live in a european country than america
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Let's move there, have the kiddies, take the stuff, then move back home again. I know I could do with the stuff. :whistling:
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If you are an Australian citizen the Government gives you $4000 for each child you have.
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If you are an Australian citizen the Government gives you $4000 for each child you have.

what does the government do with them once they buy them? do you have to ship them in a crate or do they come pick them up?
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Lol

Usually COD
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If you are an Australian citizen the Government gives you $4000 for each child you have.

what does the government do with them once they buy them? do you have to ship them in a crate or do they come pick them up?


:whistling:
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If you are an Australian citizen the Government gives you $4000 for each child you have.


wow I m moving to Aus and going into the baby making business
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*sarahw hides :whistling:
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I don't blame you, sarahw!
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yep that's one of the reasons we want this baby OUT! :whistling:
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If you are an Australian citizen the Government gives you $4000 for each child you have.



:whistling: LOL
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A woman here in OZ recently gave birth to quads - she gets $16,000!
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