Considering that this wouldn't even cover the delivery costs for most people, I'm gonna say probably not lol - ThreadSky

birdrespecter.bsky.social • 7 days ago

Considering that this wouldn't even cover the delivery costs for most people, I'm gonna say probably not lol

Reposted from CBS News

Could a $5,000 "baby bonus" convince Americans to have more kids? Here's what the data shows.

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joe1134206.bsky.social•7 days ago

Genuinely try 50k

parkerkosticak.bsky.social•7 days ago

Still seems way too low.

joe1134206.bsky.social•7 days ago

oh yea to actually pay for it fully? I think 200k maybe

peter-butler.bsky.social•7 days ago

Depends on how lucky you are with job/insurance

Delivery cost us a $20 copay

phils-web-site.net•7 days ago

3 month NICU stay for us, I’m betting total cost of care was somewhere in the high 6 low 7 figures

phils-web-site.net•7 days ago

Thank god I didn’t suddenly lose my insurance or something, lol

overkoalafried.bsky.social•7 days ago

"here's how it worked in other countries"

(where they dont have to pay 10k to deliver babies)

birdrespecter.bsky.social•7 days ago

Being too disgusting to procreate with has saved me so much money dude, that is nuts lol

https://bsky.app/profile/joe1134206.bsky.social/post/3lnrjjb6cvs2j

chacha1847.bsky.social•7 days ago

And then you have to take them to the doctor a bunch and send them to school (even public has associated costs for extracurriculars etc.)

niml.bsky.social•7 days ago

my buddy with decent med coverage had to pay out of pocket $2500 for his first child (boy) and i think $3500 for his second child (girl). uncomplicated by the book pregnancies.

mithos343.bsky.social•7 days ago

They're so fucking 4chan-brained

cyanlol.bsky.social•7 days ago

It’s possible to raise a child with less than $5k. You see, anything’s possible with the power of child neglect

coprolithic.bsky.social•7 days ago

Reducing child mortality reliably correlates to reduced birth rates, so increasing it should increase birth rates I suppose.

persenon.bsky.social•7 days ago

Americans are bad at math but not *that* bad.

foldedpapertigers.bsky.social•7 days ago

My son’s birth cost $32,000 so…no.

jovialstarfish.bzky.team•7 days ago

LMAO. Absolutely not. How about $1M. Then I would THINK about it.

lakerjones.bsky.social•7 days ago

Idk taking away a woman’s right to abortions probably turned a lot of women away from wanting to even have sex with their partners

durmania.bsky.social•7 days ago

Well most people can barely afford rent

vx0.bsky.social•7 days ago

It's brain damage billionaire talk, "underpopulation" if it were a thing is the result of both birth rates AND death rates. But these assholes never talk about what to do to make sure more kids and adults stay alive and healthy for a longer time.

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