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Australia has had a ‘baby bonus’ for about 20 years now. It’s something like $2000 now, and is intended to subsidise the costs of child rearing, and bolster the
by greggsy 4y ago
Australia has had a ‘baby bonus’ for about 20 years now. It’s something like $2000 now, and is intended to subsidise the costs of child rearing, and bolster the country’s fertility rate.
It received some criticism when a small number of parents were reported to have bought flat screen TVs, but that was just a politicised attack on welfare recipients, who obviously don’t deserve our hard earned tax dollars, and should continue suffering in abject destitution.
- Brybry 4y agoThe US has had a child tax credit since 1997.[1] And (sometimes) personal exemptions for married couples since 1913. And (sometimes) an exemption or credit for dependents since 1917. [2] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_tax_credit_(United_States)#Origins https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_tax_credit_(United_State... [2] https://www.nber.org/system/files/chapters/c1148/c1148.pdf https://www.nber.org/system/files/chapters/c1148/c1148.pdf [pdf]
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