For the same reason it makes sense for everyone to collectively to pay for public schools, including those who do not have kids. In places where population gro

For the same reason it makes sense for everyone to collectively to pay for public schools, including those who do not have kids. In places where population growth is not a concern, such as in the U.S. where birth and deaths are at equilibrium, those who have and raise children and do it at least reasonably well are producing positive externalities[1]. And the better the children are raised and educated, the more the positive[2]. Policies like Netflix's thus benefit society as a whole. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Externality#Positive https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Externality#Positive [2] The flip side is that when children are raised poorly, be it the fault of the parent or the society that sets the parent up for failure, it turns negative.