BABY BONUS….in Russia!!!
Today, (September 12th), in the Russian province of Ulyanovsk, it’s their 4th annual “Day of Conception!!
Sergei Morozov, governor of Ulyanovsk “conceived” the idea as a way of helping Russia pull out of its demographic crisis. The slogan, (“born” by the governor): “Give Birth to a Patriot on Russia Day”!
Get this….couples only have to work for a half day today so they can go home and make babies. Oh, it gets better! Any couple who 9 months later gives birth on Russia’s “National Day” (June 12th)….gets all sorts of cool swag for their patriotism! The swag includes everything from TV’s and washing machines to video cams and the grand prize of an SUV!
So far, it’s a success…with an almost 5% increase in babies this year compared to last not to mention, a spike in births during the month of June!!
The tradition of awarding prizes to Moms for giving birth, dates back to Soviet times when women could be named “Hero Mothers” for having many children.
So to our friends half way across the world in Ulyanovsk, “Happy….’er, Boinking”!
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2 comments:
Jill DeYoung wrote
at 10:58am
Man, that would really suck to live there.
Melissa Godfrey wrote
at 11:00pm yesterday
That's a lot of money to fork out a lot of money for b-day gifts that month. Now how do you make your kids choose who's party to go to.
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