Maybe I’m missing something or not thinking it through but why not pay people to have babies based on their status? It would cause more divide between classes but I feel like the ends might justify the means.
Great education and job? You get paid more to have a baby.
Homeless? You get paid nothing to have a baby.
Put the payment on a sliding scale. The lower the birth rate the higher the pay until you cross your desired threshold (1.8 in this case) at which point it starts going down again.
Edit: or just go the other way and tax people if they’re not having babies. Same principle as above but with taking money away.
Great education and job? You get paid more to have a baby.
Homeless? You get paid nothing to have a baby.
Put the payment on a sliding scale. The lower the birth rate the higher the pay until you cross your desired threshold (1.8 in this case) at which point it starts going down again.
Edit: or just go the other way and tax people if they’re not having babies. Same principle as above but with taking money away.