In Sweden, parents automatically get money from the government for each kid that they have, regardless of their income. This has been criticized numerous times

In Sweden, parents automatically get money from the government for each kid that they have, regardless of their income. This has been criticized numerous times, but every time it turns out that it's just cheaper to pay out the money to everyone, than to have some sort of needs-based evaluation machinery that you have to staff with people who have to make judgements, pisses people off, and then the whole system can be gamed anyway.