Reply #63: Comparing a child/children to a hobbie??? [View All]

I can't believe that was even said, was that your argument?

If I was BLESSED to have a child, I myself would keep him/her and worry about my financial plans in the meantime. Whether or not you feel it is unfair you'd be paying taxes for something else if that wasn't what your tax money went too, would it be an issue to pay on SSI if you had a benifits plan for your retirement? What if you were laid off and that was taking away? If you are too old to keep the same carrer you'd need SSI to help you eat, have a roof over your head, and/or transportation. It wouldn't seem like such a senseless expense then would it? What if hypothetically your birth control didn't work, and your wife/lover wanted to keep the baby, and you lost your job, again just hypothetically, would you use the assistance that is there for you at that point? What all I mean is that these are not neccessarily situations that were under your control, why there are ppl who abuse the system, there are many that need it very badly to surrvive. My mom had just me and paid taxes for these things during her 80 hour work weeks and still needed assistance with food and medical. We have the right to chose our kids due to emotion before finances and it might be viewed different if you ever had to be in that situation, I hope that never happens to you but for those who need it, I'll pay for it!