I'm so bothered by the way certain people write about people without children who want emotionally reciprocity from their friends with kids in a callous, judgemental way when their stated objective is to try to make childfree people more empathethic. On what other matter does rudeness breed compassion?
Idk man, I am pregnant this year and I could definitely use $5000. Does it solve a single damn issue related to having a child in America in 2025? No. Does it help people expecting children this year? Yes. Feels very similar to the Biden stimulus checks of 2020. Also feels similar to the extended child tax credit that lifted a significant number of children out of poverty in 2021. I wish it was extended to all people who already have small children, but I'm not going to complain if it actually happens.
Oh totally I mean, take it if it's offered, no question, but the main issue is that they're potentially trying to use individual $5,000 checks to reach their goal of increasing the overall birthrate, i.e. to convince more people to get pregnant who weren't already, not make lives of parents easier (sad but true.) The cost of this program would be roughly 18 billion dollars at the current birthrate (more if it's successful, obviously.) I did some back of the napkin math and that amount would pay for roughly 600,000-1.2 million rounds of IVF at the current rate of $15,000-$30,000 per cycle, so that's roughly 150,000-300,000 more babies born in the U.S. assuming a 25% success rate. Parents absolutely deserve more support from the government, 1000%, I'm just saying I don't think this "baby bonus" will accomplish the actual goal they're seeking, but making IVF free might (roughly a 4-8% increase in the # of babies born, when usually we see increases/decreases of more like 1%) honestly I think it's just math
The CW tried to make The Selection into a series TWICE, with two different showrunners. It was closer the second time around, but was up against Reign, which ultimately won out.
I immediately connected the 1.68% discount and I love this analogy because it just shows how downright ridiculous the whole "incentive" really is.
Also loved the whole Selection series, such good "chips" reads.
PURE chips, sour cream and onion!!
Thank you for dragging that Emily Gould piece!
I'm so bothered by the way certain people write about people without children who want emotionally reciprocity from their friends with kids in a callous, judgemental way when their stated objective is to try to make childfree people more empathethic. On what other matter does rudeness breed compassion?
I agree!!
Idk man, I am pregnant this year and I could definitely use $5000. Does it solve a single damn issue related to having a child in America in 2025? No. Does it help people expecting children this year? Yes. Feels very similar to the Biden stimulus checks of 2020. Also feels similar to the extended child tax credit that lifted a significant number of children out of poverty in 2021. I wish it was extended to all people who already have small children, but I'm not going to complain if it actually happens.
Oh totally I mean, take it if it's offered, no question, but the main issue is that they're potentially trying to use individual $5,000 checks to reach their goal of increasing the overall birthrate, i.e. to convince more people to get pregnant who weren't already, not make lives of parents easier (sad but true.) The cost of this program would be roughly 18 billion dollars at the current birthrate (more if it's successful, obviously.) I did some back of the napkin math and that amount would pay for roughly 600,000-1.2 million rounds of IVF at the current rate of $15,000-$30,000 per cycle, so that's roughly 150,000-300,000 more babies born in the U.S. assuming a 25% success rate. Parents absolutely deserve more support from the government, 1000%, I'm just saying I don't think this "baby bonus" will accomplish the actual goal they're seeking, but making IVF free might (roughly a 4-8% increase in the # of babies born, when usually we see increases/decreases of more like 1%) honestly I think it's just math
The CW tried to make The Selection into a series TWICE, with two different showrunners. It was closer the second time around, but was up against Reign, which ultimately won out.
Okay I'll admit Reign was good. Fair.
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