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>>The debt begins with the parents that choose to have kids when they are unsure of their financial wellness and security for the years to come of their child's
by smtddr 12y ago
>>The debt begins with the parents that choose to have kids when they are unsure of their financial wellness and security for the years to come of their child's growth to adulthood.
Having children should not be tied to having X amount of money - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8177836 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8177836
- zo1 12y agoI'm not saying that you should have X amount of money in order to have kids. The statement is "you should have enough money to enable you to take care of your kids into adulthood, because doing so otherwise is negligent". It's not a matter of money, but about lack of negligence and burden.
- smtddr 12y ago>>you should have enough money to enable you to take care of your kids into adulthood, because doing so otherwise is negligent I would phrase this as "Society should be structured such that money isn't a concern because there is a safety net for everyone to be caught in aside from the extreme cases like say that "octo-mom"[1] situation. 1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nadya_Suleman http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nadya_Suleman