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50. Five grand is the square root of sweet bugger nothing

Wed Apr 23, 2025, 08:56 PM

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It's just spit in the wind compared to what it actually costs to birth and raise a kid.
Add to the pure hell kind of society that the Christofascists want to create, why would anyone with a caring heart and a functioning brain want to have kids?!?
Any woman with any smarts at all will prefer to participate in the 4B movement, at least until men quit trying to turn us into a real life version of The Handmaid's Tale.
Is A Dick brainless POS can take a flying leap at himself and take the freaking incels with him, preferably to Mars, with no support and no return ticket.

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Trump administration looking at $5,000 'baby bonus' to incentivize public to have more children [View all] BumRushDaShow Wednesday OP

Do they know how much it costs to raise a kid? C_U_L8R Wednesday #1

Apparently not................. Lovie777 Wednesday #15

I've seen around $250,000 to raise a kid and send them through college. erronis Wednesday #29

No, it's around $350,000 to get through age 18; $1 million to get through college. SunSeeker Wednesday #39

Well, my daughters (in the 80s) were a lot less expensive. erronis Wednesday #40

That's because during the past 35 years, the real-dollar cost of college has increased by 1,000%. SunSeeker Wednesday #43

$19,444 per year to 18?? LOL! Expensive yes but not $20K per year. Bengus81 Thursday #80

daycare costs $2400/month here Oliver Bolliver Butt Thursday #82

People who have not raised a child in the last 10 years have no clue what the costs are. SunSeeker Thursday #92

Are you counting the cost of healthcare, and birth, of that 1 year old? SunSeeker Thursday #91

It would only increase births for dimwit parents who can't figure out diddlysquat as you say. Not a great set. . nt Bernardo de La Paz Wednesday #62

Don't you see, that's exactly what they want. More dimwitted stupid repuq voters! Enter stage left Wednesday #67

I just paid my taxes and I don't want any of it to no_hypocrisy Wednesday #2

+ add that $5000 DOGE check... ultralite001 Wednesday #3

Try BonnieJW Wednesday #4

So that $5,000 claudette Wednesday #5

So that $5,000 MIGHT cover prenatal care and the hospital bill Ponietz Wednesday #24

👍 claudette Wednesday #32

Without insurance, the average cost in 2023 for a vaginal delivery with no complications was $28,655. SunSeeker Wednesday #41

I realized after I posted that $5K would only cover the prenatal care -- thanks for the fact check Ponietz Thursday #88

It'll pay for his MAGA morons..... SergeStorms Thursday #98

More insulting nonsense from unserious people in charge at a serious moment,.., Moostache Wednesday #6

We need to create more Brown Shirts & I'll give $5,000 when you do ... aggiesal Wednesday #7

...AND by "public" they mean "Whites Only" FailureToCommunicate Wednesday #8

They want slaves not children LucasD Wednesday #9

Here's five grand to help pay for your quater million dollar delivery fee. twodogsbarking Wednesday #10

In THIS country? NOW? Which is rapidly crumbling to dust and no longer has much of a future? Karasu Wednesday #11

This is being pushed by the christian fundies. travelingthrulife Thursday #90

This is all musk truthisfreedom Wednesday #12

Ever so dark but funny! wolfie001 Wednesday #17

The Project 2025 loons are also pushing for this not fooled Wednesday #63

does that come with a white et tu Wednesday #13

The color of the baby is of utmost concern.... wolfie001 Wednesday #19

Waddya gonna gimme for my pitbull? JoseBalow Wednesday #14

This wouldn't even cover the delivery nt wolfie001 Wednesday #16

Sure, that will happen Old Testament Libera Wednesday #18

And if you don't get knocked up.............. Lovie777 Wednesday #20

ICE Karma13612 Thursday #87

In a nation in which prenatal, childbirth, and post-partum care averages $19,000 . . . Journeyman Wednesday #21

LMAO. Cant afford kids given Trump's stagflation Blasphemer Wednesday #22

Taxes Iamscrewed Wednesday #23

Is this different from the current child tax Deminpenn Wednesday #25

Yes BumRushDaShow Wednesday #27

Jesus Christ, these have got to the the dumbest people ever to hold elected office in US history. walkingman Wednesday #26

Nazi authorities created the Lebensborn program... dchill Wednesday #28

I scrolled to find who would know about "Lebensborn" Mira Wednesday #65

Thanks! dchill Wednesday #66

Stalin started and the Soviet Union had medals for mothers too Botany Thursday #72

drumpf and eloon think that women can be bought for a pittance. greatauntoftriplets Wednesday #30

They think for $5k they can buy a woman AND a child. Sick fucks. nt SunSeeker Thursday #94

The $5,000 amount is an insult, considering what they're grifting for themselves. greatauntoftriplets Thursday #99

Yes, it is an insult, considering how much a woman invests in each child. SunSeeker Thursday #100

Exactly. greatauntoftriplets Thursday #104

Betcha brown people won't qualify. n/t TygrBright Wednesday #31

$5000 to cover cost of tariffs SupportSanity Wednesday #33

Makes me more pro-choice than ever. Kath2 Wednesday #34

Wait, I thought they hated it when women got pregnant just to get government benefits. tanyev Wednesday #35

Just like Ceausescu. Next comes outlawing all birth control. Scrivener7 Wednesday #36

Ceausescu is a blast from the past! BumRushDaShow Wednesday #38

You'd think we'd be beyond this. Scrivener7 Wednesday #46

"What's old is new again" BumRushDaShow Wednesday #48

Isn't it Funny Ojerly Wednesday #37

One detail left out. Buddyzbuddy Wednesday #42

$5.000 will barely cover any pre-natal care for the mother IMHO. riversedge Thursday #93

"...a country where all children can safely grow up..." Buns_of_Fire Wednesday #44

This message was self-deleted by its author Buns_of_Fire Wednesday #45

How about affordable housing? Squaredeal Wednesday #47

Didn't Putin just offer Russian young women leftyladyfrommo Wednesday #49

Five grand is the square root of sweet bugger nothing love_katz Wednesday #50

ROFL....have they done math on cost of having kids....ever? Maybe times 100 would cover real cost. dutch777 Wednesday #51

It's not about the babies or the women. bucolic_frolic Wednesday #52

maybe just stop trying to kill people. barbtries Wednesday #53

white, and "christian" barbtries Wednesday #54

You know, these masked ICE goons Karma13612 Thursday #85

So how long before they have moniss Wednesday #55

Paying women to have babies doesn't work. PoindexterOglethorpe Wednesday #56

Wouldn't even pay for an easy pregnancy viva la Wednesday #57

How about ensuring that parents don't ruin their careers and pay levels by taking time off spooky3 Wednesday #58

What a STUPID fucking idea FoxNewsSucks Wednesday #59

Do they send the money EuterpeThelo Wednesday #60

The new meaning of Karma13612 Thursday #86

Would a baby dog be OK ? chouchou Wednesday #61

Too many people anyway, we don't need more. OverBurn Wednesday #64

For a party who refuses.... Hope22 Thursday #68

Gee, where did this idea come from?........... blue-wave Thursday #69

This makes me feel insane Lulu KC Thursday #70

Sooo, what...$2700 after taxes? Idiots. n/t flvegan Thursday #71

He won't do it Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Thursday #73

It also occurs to me... jmowreader Thursday #74

The Duggars approve of the idea. sop Thursday #75

A drop in the bucket. That won't cover a full time daycare AllyCat Thursday #76

Cheap bastards! Surrogate mothers would get way more. bucolic_frolic Thursday #77

GOP wants women barefoot, pregnant and in the kitchen aeromanKC Thursday #78

A pittance... homegirl Thursday #79

unserious offer aimed at unserious people. Javaman Thursday #81

So, Socialism? mwb970 Thursday #83

As a law abiding tax payer, Karma13612 Thursday #84

So we're going to pay money to people to have kids? Ridiculous. travelingthrulife Thursday #89

Trump looks more like the authoritarian leaders of Russia and China with each passing day. Martin68 Thursday #95

that doesn't even cover the cost of the birth WhiteTara Thursday #96

Black or white, America doesn't take care of the children we already have, so why incentive more? nt Jit423 Thursday #97

More looking glass insanity. I mean, WTF??? ananda Thursday #101

The Nick Cannon bill. SNL is sure to cover this. twodogsbarking Thursday #102

Population projections melm00se Thursday #103

Over $80,000 in birth costs is what I recall reported years back and 1M to raise a kid to adult, so 5000.... Brainfodder Thursday #105