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• A: This is the 'bad' kind of incentive. My mom worked in a hospital where people would come in pregnant, tons of neglected kids in tow, asking how much wellfare they could get for the next kid. Stuff like vouchers for school, care, healthcare and stuff doesn't incentive that.

• B: It's hilariously inadequate and out-of-touch. $5K for childcare these days is a joke, even as a nice supplement.

...But that's the point. This is for show, like Trump's COVID checks with his signature on them. It's a brand to tell people "Hey! I'm Trump, and I'm helping you!" directly, a decent idea poorly implemented for PR purposes. It's also hilariously hypocritical, seeing how much 'blank check hand-outs' were criticized for decades.

The average cost of delivering a baby in the US, including pre- and post-delivery expenses, is roughly $18,865. However, this figure can vary significantly, just gotta come up with the other 14000 dollars lol do Amerikans know other countries don't gouge their citizens for everything including birth? Land of the fee home of the slave

Fash privileging heteronormativity in order to increase servitude and hasten planetary destruction? Fairly normal in our culture.

5000$ is a lot. In Germany you get only 250€

He should know that you can't buy that many diapers with $5k.

Unless he doesn't do his own diaper shopping I guess...

Wages have not kept up with productivity and GDP increases since the 1970s.

How about making single income middle class families possible again, so you can have one stay at home parent.

It's free to give birth here

It won't even cover the cost of giving birth. This is some real "how much could a banana cost" energy.

Daycare cost $2k a month

Is that for real? That's more than (many) private schools in Europe.