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Originally Posted by ken0042
I would say yes; within some limits. Like set some caps so that we aren't funding a futile 15 year attempt to have a child. Perhaps even an age limit; so that we also aren't trying to get 50 year olds pregnant.
I say this for a few reasons. I have a few friends who were in this situation; but I also think the benefit out-weighs the cost. Canada's population is growing only because of immigration; if we didn't allow any new immigrants we would be seeing a population decline. These immigrations policies exist because we need more people in Canada to sustain future generations. So why not "home grow" some extra Canadians?
That child who cost $20-50K to create will end up putting in hundreds of thousands back into the tax system over the course of their lifetime.
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If they stay in the country. What's to say they don't take advantage of our education system as well and then go work somewhere else?
Maybe they should be bound by contract to put in at least 15 tax paying years.