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Originally Posted by ronmcdon
I'm not sure if you ought to tax them extra @ 3.
you don't want to penalize parents who are taking good care of their kids.
now if the parents aren't doing a good job and financially strung,
giving them no tax breaks ought to be a severe form of punishment enough.
up to a certain point it gets ridiculous.
no reasonable person should feel the need to have more than say 8 / 10 + kids.
There's no way you can be an effective parent if you're spread that thin.
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two people making 2 kids is operating at replacement level, IMO in an ideal world reducing the population (1 kid per couple) would be the smartest in looking at our future.
Above that you're growing the population and straining future resources. You're also utilizing more services, mainly schools, that could use some extra money.
An extra (small) financial burden associated with having kids could, in theory, make people think about the financial responsibilities that come with having kids. And if its spent wisely, the money should go towards making things that a lot of kids probably don't get when raised in a financially stressed home. Good meals for kids at school, education in general, a "you made it" tax break for young adults after they're earning enough money to have to pay taxes. Grants, scholarships and stuff like that.