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In many ways parents are subsidizing the childless. My tax bill sure indicates otherwise. I decided at an early age not to have kids - at 12-13 I figured out
by Aloha 9y ago
In many ways parents are subsidizing the childless.
My tax bill sure indicates otherwise.
I decided at an early age not to have kids - at 12-13 I figured out that I was not suitable to be a father - one, I wanted the chain of crappy childhoods to stop with me, and two I have various conditions that I believe are largely genetic - I didn't want to pass those on.
- sidlls 9y agoNo, your tax bill does not indicate otherwise. Credits for children are a tiny, tiny fraction of tax subsidies for people in lower income brackets, and property taxes are generally quite low and cover much more than schools. Even if they were a huge fraction, you're considering one single axis. You're not considering population support or economic contributions by and on behalf of children, both of which are arguably much more significant than tax bill distribution.
- Aloha 9y agoThe tax code is geared up to help people who are married and have children - my married friends pay 20% less than I do, my married friends with kids pay even less then they do. I take umbrage with this.
- burfog 9y agoYou benefited when you were a child. You took those benefits. You might say it wasn't your choice, but your parents made that choice on your behalf. Having benefited yourself, you shouldn't be bothered that others also benefit. It is only fair. BTW, you can earn a 6-figure income and have negative taxes. The key is to have a double-digit family. This is what I do. Nothing is stopping you from doing likewise.
- dragonwriter 9y ago> Credits for children are a tiny, tiny fraction of tax subsidies for people in lower income brackets The tax-funded support for “people in lower income brackets” are themselves very much slanted toward support for parents with children, largely because the American public is broadly fine with blaming poor adults for their condition, but somewhat less so for children in poverty.
- ako 9y agoEverybody now paying taxes once was a child. Without children no one would be paying taxes.