If my wife and I were each single and had no kids we'd both have a lot more money than we do now. I think you are wrong.
I'm going to give you two answers: the short one and the long one.
The short answer to your question is that the United States government is pro-natalist; meaning that it is the policy of the government to encourage reproduction and therefore incentives are given to this end such as tax credits and deductions.
The long answer is that the tax benefits you will attain from reproduction are minute compared to the cost of raising children. This is part of that reason that many Americans (myself included) are electing to not have children. In an educated industrial society, children are not neccessary for survival; they are merely an expensive hobby. Those who have children tell me there will be consequences to not having them such as tax benefits; the funny thing is that I've been too busy partying in Las Vegas, backpacking in Japan, and fishing to notice.
It isn't about making you pay MORE, it's about making those who are responsible for the NEXT GENERATION pay less.
Develop a social conscience, at least.
The government should actually tax us LESS, and tax families MORE.
I don't have children, why should I pay school tax? You have more than one kid, you should pay more.
You and your overbearing family create a larger burden on society and the environment, you should be taxed for that too.
You need a larger home to raise your brats in, and a freaking SUV to drive them around in, you should be taxed for that too. Not to mention that the years between getting their drivers license and when they finally leave, (if more cars are purchased for them) they'll be taking up more public parking- they should be taxed for that as well.
I could go on for hours. It makes me nuts.
The world is so overpopulated at this point, that the government should give us incentives to STOP reproducing.
This government sucks ***, starting from the president down to the state elected officials.
It's called redistribution, it's a socialist thing and yes, those who did right and pay taxes, will always be screwed over by the government. Positive side, if most of the Obama Administration didn't pay their taxes, why should you?
I agree, the gov't definitely makes it harder for single folks with no kids. It always amazes me. I also always wonder why insurance companies or gov't programs often do not pay for birth control, yet if you want to have a child (a much more expensive route)...no problem!
People who complain that this is because having kids is expensive...um, that's your choice folks. You want to have those little rays of sunshine in your life. No problem, but YOU have to pay for them (just like I want my home/car/vacations). The rest of us already pay to support them through school taxes etc etc.
I agree, it's just a traditional American ideal.
Are you crazy? Your life will be so much easier without kids or marriage. I know a guy who makes twice as much as I do, but because he owes child support and alimony, our take home pay is almost identical.
Just look at Oprah. No kids, no marriage. She's worth hundreds of millions of dollars. Do you think you would ever even hear the name Oprah if she had kids and got married?
Become successful is difficult regardless of marital or family status. Don't blame the government.
John F. Kennedy - "Don't ask what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country".
Yes, it is true. The Government hates you and everything you stand for. Go get married and have kids, and you will learn real fast what having no money really means. No more X Box, bucko. You have diapers and formula to buy.
I would dispute that you could save less and have less disposable income.
You obviously don't know how expensive it is to raise kids.
Most of my single friends have WAY more disposable income than I do.
In case you haven't noticed the government makes it difficult for anyone to become successful! And the government is making that harder each day.
Government encourage people to have children because these children are also the tax payers after they grow up. If everyone has no children, who is going to pay for social security money?
Do you know how much a kid costs? Besides parents may pay less taxes as in April 15 but across everything they have to buy for the kids they pay at least as much tax as us single folks.
The gov encourages familes because that is apart of the American Ideal.
cheat on your taxes. that's what i do.
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