> "Does a boomer get any better retirement benefits if they raised a child?" This is the sentiment you seem to want to express. Plenty of people have children

> "Does a boomer get any better retirement benefits if they raised a child?" This is the sentiment you seem to want to express. Plenty of people have children without raising them. And vice versa for foster and adoptive parents. Also, everyone who rents or owns housing pays taxes to support schools, WIC, and the like. Plus the dependent tax breaks and tax refunds. Which happen early on, not later, and so have a greater value than retirement benefits which come later in life. And to round it out, people with children tend to live longer than those without children. Which directly impacts SS and Medicare use: https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/have-kids-live-longer-2017042411562 https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/have-kids-live-longer-20...