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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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But an equally industrious immigrant will put up the same hundreds of thousands into the tax system for far less than the $20-50K it would cost to spawn him/her. Heck, some of them don't even need the education subsidies as they've been educated elsewhere.
And what kind of investments are you making where it makes practical sense to make an initial payment of $20-50K, wait 5 years and then subsidize the next 12-16 years for a few potential 'hundreds of thousands'. You need a new financial adviser.
Finances aside the question comes down to rights, and I don't feel that having a biological child is a right. I know that many people dream of being the biological parent to their child, but being male I often dream of being able to frequently ogle fantastic sweater puppies. Do I think that large breasts are a right? No. If they aren't something that you can produce on your own then you have to pay.
Live without, adapt, adopt or pay. Because not all of us think that immigration or adoptions are bad things and we don't all think that big fake breasts are awesome.