the idea of actually providing a society and environment people would want to raise kids in...
never once crossed the half-dozen brain cells shared by this administration.
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Babies = Slaves and military cannon fodder.
mothers that $5,000 “baby bonus” that Trump promised during the campaign season
5K isn't going to go far for birthing and raising a child.
We used to have a "baby bonus" payment about 20 years ago in Australia. It made very little difference to birth rates and was derisively called the "plasma TV bonus". Turns out that even 20 years ago a small lump sum of cash wasn't enough to persuade people to sign up for a lifetime of expenses and responsibilities by having more kids. It was just a handout to middle class families that could already afford to have kids, which is why it was scrapped.
It sounds like they're paying parents to abandon their children to research abroad.
might cover the out-of-pocket prenatal and birth costs for some new mothers.
It’s likely need to be much larger to actually cover those costs; A hospital birth in the US can be anywhere from $50k-$100k.
And even if it did cover that cost, it would just be a way to indirectly funnel taxpayer money directly into the healthcare industry. Sort of like how the unemployment bonus during COVID was just used to enrich landlords.
and even a government-funded program to better educate women on their own menstrual cycles so that they know when they should be trying for a baby
It should be Trump himself giving that class. Because I'd love to hear that.
Removing DEI was step one.
Ew.
Weren't we just trying to get people to stop having babies to get on the government dole? Just reverse that. High payouts for food stamps and welfare. Free daycare. Free healthcare for children.
Is this just Elon trying to get money from the government after he pays a woman millions to have his next baby?
No babies....
Hmmm. I got it!
Drones!
China makes the drones?
Hmmm.
How many nukes do we have again?
So happy I'm getting my uterus removed soon