With respect to Sen. Romney’s desire for more children: Sir, you and 99% of the rest of Congress (both sides of the aisle) are so removed from reality when it comes to the cost of having and raising a child that it boggles the mind. You’ve lived in a golden cocoon your entire life and it shows.
Do you really have any idea what having a child costs? All the prenatal costs, and for at least 18 years: food and clothing costs, medical and dental costs, school supplies, housing and insurance costs, education, etc. I could go on.
And remember, that’s just for the normal child.
What if you have a child with special needs? No matter what the government gives, it’s never enough. A subsidy of any kind is just the tiniest of Band-Aids. A better and long-term solution would be to raise wages so that a family can live on one income and still afford another child.
Our world is already at max when it comes to sustaining the total population with food and water. At some point you all have to be realistic for now and for the future. Get real.
Stephanie Richardson, Park City