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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The rest of us subsidize SAHPs in lots of ways, so whether we support or don't support this lifestyle choice is a societal question with implications for any taxpayer.

I remember how during COVID, the fed govt gave out checks for a few thousand dollars to households. I was a divorced mom at the time. I earned almost exactly as much as my friend who has a SAHM wife and we have the same number of people living under our respective roofs. Because he was married, he qualified for the relief funds, and because I was single, I didn't, according to the govt income/family thresholds. And no, an adult SAHM does not cost more to support on a daily basis than a teen boy. Teen boys eat like horses, are involved in lots of expensive extracurricular activities, have very high auto insurance premiums, and outgrow their clothing every few months. They rarely have the ability to provide more tangible help around the house than an adult wife would, so a single parent has to spend $ to outsource things that the second parent could do. And unlike an adult wife, they aren't required by law to attend school for approx. 8 hours a day. [/quote]

We had to give the money back, so don’t worry. You didn’t subsidize me. That’s just a fever dream.[/quote]

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