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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I do think that as a society we often disincentivize choices that are good for children. I agree that two parents is better than one, generally.

But to call two parents "the ultimate privilege" is just ignorant. I had two abusive parents. Was I privileged by this? My parents struggled financially and I'm sure that impacted their abusive behavior, but I doubt an income tax credit would have made anything better.

Rather, I think we need to actually invest in families and in children. Rather than an income tax credit, which parents can use any which way to benefit themselves, I would liek to see better societal supports for families and young children, in the form of parenting classes (perhaps mandatory, to be honest), subsidized childcare, better care for pre-and postpartum care for babies and mothers, and a greater investment in making sure K-12 education is of a higher quality across the board and not just in wealthy districts where many of the problems I experienced growing up are less common (though not nonexistent, I should note).

The idea of fixating on a tax credit to parents as a way to give children what they need is asinine. If you change the rule, would that disincentive parents with abusive partners from leaving those partners, for instance?

If you want children to have what they need, give them what they need. I don't personally care if someone gets a tax credit if they get married. It's such a weird thing to focus on.[/quote]

Surely you understand the concepts of outliers no? And that some times when looking at population levels of data, summarization and trends can be useful?

No one is saying that it’s impossible for a kid to be stuck with two dud parents. But, on average, having both parents is wildly beneficial to the kid, as evidenced in the data. [/quote]

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