While the theory is good, it still doesn't add up. So they give familes $325 per child. Say that helps cover extra costs associated with owning a large vehicle. It will not cover extra costs associated with owning a larger house to accomodate the family (higher heating costs), or the increase in costs of food (as they need to buy more than the "average family", or the increase in costs of clothing (even the cost of clothes will go up becuase they have to be shipped from somehwere) etc. etc.
Yes, having a large family is a lifestyle choice, and definitely takes some sacrifices and you go into it knowing it will cost more money. But with the carbon tax, large families will be affected more than smaller families and the $325 credit isn't going to cover all the affected costs. Neither are income tax cuts, especially considering a lot of people with larger families are lower or high end incomes who either don't pay income tax or won't be affected by tax cuts.
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