Don’t fall for it. Kids cost way more than that.
How much does it cost to even have a baby in a hospital? 🤔
My co-worker paid $39,000 two years ago. It was ~$25,000 for us ~14 years ago.
My co-worker paid $39,000 two years ago. It was ~$25,000 for us ~14 years ago.
That’s without insurance, right?
Yes.
Fuck. When i was born, i had to spend some time in an incubator. My mom fell in a coma and woke up 1 month later. We were in the hospital the whole time.
Tons of exams for my mom …
This would have ruined my parents, if i would have been born in the USA, which almost happened.
And don’t forget the cost of caring for a kid is somewhere in the realm of $10k over the first year.
P.S. Always request an itemized bill from hospitals. Magically the amount owed will go down.
My sister’s girl had a baby boy about 3 years ago.
$0
Phew. 🇨🇦
At least 10k with no complications, plus whatever income you lose from not working
It’s all in what insurance, and the hospital ital costs are only the beginning
About 18 years ago we were pretty well covered: deductible wasn’t bad. But other people talked about first year supplies. You also have multiple doctor visits so even if it’s just deductible it starts adding up. Then we had an allergy thing where special food was $1,400/month - luckily we only had to pay a few months while arguing with insurance
Then we arrive at today. All those years of kid expenses made it tough to save, but now we have college expenses and the current administration is cutting financial aid
We need so much more than $5k to raise kids
Depends on your insurance. I had 2 C-sections, both qualified by my doctors as “medically necessary,” and good insurance, so everything was covered. Note: it was in the 1990s, insurers have become increasingly dickish about that “medically necessary” qualification.
Also note: It’s not the initial cost, it’s the maintenance. My now-adults are priceless, but it’s been a lot of money!
But I can get my 80” LED TV now!!!
Nothing like a $5k bonus for accepting a half million liability (at least).
I have a modest proposal that might take care of that liability
Cost of raising a middle-income child in the US to age 18 (excludes college/university) is around $375,000 pre-cost increase due to the amazing economic changes. But hey, $5k sure sounds worth it! /s
How about they just stop cutting college aid and we call it even?
And those that are uneducated or downright stupid will fall for it. Those that aren’t, will continue not to because nobody can afford to have kids and they know 5k doesn’t do shit.
100%. I think I read over the course of life from 0 to 18 years of age it costs about 100K to raise a kid.
that number needs 2 more zeros
This does not even cover the costs for the birth in hospital.
The birth rate is going to crater, because no one wants to bring children into a fascist shithole.
Nah, I see this plan not as paying people for kids, but subsidizing the quiverful and other “women are broodmares” sorts at the expense of the whole population. Because that’s already his base, and more money means more speech in America.
lol. Like making a rent payment solely from the change found in your couch cushions.
I want to say “that’s a pathetic amount” but given how many ads I saw offering “cash in hand” for people to refinance their car loan right around Christmas… I’m not confident Americans will turn this down.
This move will be repealed in 2 weeks.
When a black woman applies for it for triplets.
whispers rapidly “Conditions and restrictions apply”
I’m already raising two young kids, not gonna have another, what are you gonna fucking do for me rape ape?
It won’t
America is cooked if they think this will solve the baby bust. We’re gonna turn into Japan and South Korea in 40 years
That’ll cover the cost of a child for a whole month.
And for the other 175 months you can just go f yourself because we care about fetuses, we do not care about children
I doubt that even covers the cost of drugs for giving birth.