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You're saying it's "absolutely not" compensated, and then you enumerating just some of the ways it's compensated? I'm confused. I didn't say it was fully comp

You're saying it's "absolutely not" compensated, and then you enumerating just some of the ways it's compensated? I'm confused. I didn't say it was fully compensated. Of course it's not. But why should you have children, and expect "someone else" to pay for everything? Nothing else in life works like that. But yes, I've heard of the German child benefits, and tax rules for married couples, that are not optimal for an equal and fair society. You say the compensation is "not enough". What would be? That "someone else" pays for the entire cost of your child? Why stop there? Why not demand salary from the government for choosing to raise a child?

skrbjc 4y ago
If I live in a country with public health care, and I choose to become morbidly obese, smoke cigarettes, excessively drink alcohol, develop diabetes, get limbs amputated, and go on disability because I can’t work, I’m expecting the government to foot the bill to keep me alive. There are many choices people make that they expect others to pay for.
- knorker 4y ago
  True. But these people also die earlier. I saw a study saying smokers are a net financial gain for society because of the huge savings on pension payments.