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I feel like that's the same thing as arguing that your taxes shouldn't go towards public schooling since any one of those parents could have chosen not to have
by joshmarlow 5y ago
I feel like that's the same thing as arguing that your taxes shouldn't go towards public schooling since any one of those parents could have chosen not to have a child.
If that argument strikes you as problematic, it might be because society is better when it's generally well educated and healthy.
- sroussey 5y agoI should get a $100k rebate at retirement for not having kids.
- mrguyorama 5y agoThat "rebate" is called those other well educated and well functioning kids working to keep the world running when you retire.
- wyager 5y agoThe median HN user having kids is a net positive social externality. You shouldn’t be rewarded for not gifting that externality.
- wyager 5y agoEducating children has a positive externality. Eating diabetes-inducing food does not.