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Don't we want people in general to have more kids, not just middle-class people and rich people? And don't we want those kids to have healthcare and lunch at s

Don't we want people in general to have more kids, not just middle-class people and rich people? And don't we want those kids to have healthcare and lunch at school? Are you saying that middle class people are less able to afford children because they pay too much in taxes? Really? Taxes are a primary consideration, not the cost of housing and education?

tomp 3y ago
Poor and less educated people already have more kids than middle class and more educated people. So there seem to be systematic incentives that skew the desire to have kids. We should work towards counteracting those systemic incentives, by making it easier for middle class, educated people to have kids (an example would be % tax breaks for each child, which would be more money for middle class people).
- legutierr 3y ago
  > We should work towards counteracting those systemic incentives, by making it easier for middle class, educated people to have kids (an example would be % tax breaks for each child, which would be more money for middle class people). Yes, and we should also reduce poverty as well, no? So that we can make it easier for currently-poor to have kids as well?
achates 3y ago
I pay way more in taxes than I spend on housing or education. I pay more in taxes every year than I paid for 4 years of college. So yeah, taxes are definitely a bigger consideration.
- legutierr 3y ago
  Congratulations, you really do make a lot of money. Going by the averages, based on the information you shared, and assuming you live in the US, I’d say you make north of $300k per year. Thanks for sharing that with us. Now we know that you are a member of the group that we are talking about here (the middle class and rich). Maybe you can shed some light on how members your demographic actually think about having children. So, am I wrong? Are you avoiding having children primarily because you pay too much in taxes to afford them, and not for some other reason?

tomp 3y ago

Poor and less educated people already have more kids than middle class and more educated people. So there seem to be systematic incentives that skew the desire to have kids. We should work towards counteracting those systemic incentives, by making it easier for middle class, educated people to have kids (an example would be % tax breaks for each child, which would be more money for middle class people).

legutierr 3y ago
> We should work towards counteracting those systemic incentives, by making it easier for middle class, educated people to have kids (an example would be % tax breaks for each child, which would be more money for middle class people). Yes, and we should also reduce poverty as well, no? So that we can make it easier for currently-poor to have kids as well?

achates 3y ago

I pay way more in taxes than I spend on housing or education. I pay more in taxes every year than I paid for 4 years of college. So yeah, taxes are definitely a bigger consideration.

legutierr 3y ago
Congratulations, you really do make a lot of money. Going by the averages, based on the information you shared, and assuming you live in the US, I’d say you make north of $300k per year. Thanks for sharing that with us. Now we know that you are a member of the group that we are talking about here (the middle class and rich). Maybe you can shed some light on how members your demographic actually think about having children. So, am I wrong? Are you avoiding having children primarily because you pay too much in taxes to afford them, and not for some other reason?