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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op, you didn't answer the PP's question:

What about parents who have children, then they lose their job and can no longer afford them. Then what?

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I think there is a difference between having a child when you are 100% sure you do not have the money to support that child, and having children when you have every reason to expect that you will be able to support them, but then losing your job.  For one, in the second case, it is easy to imagine that the money you are giving to the parent will only be temporary.  If they had a job in the past that could support the childern, there is a reasonable (although of course not certain) chance they will have this kind of job again.   There is every reason to expect that you will only need to give them money for a short time, and that they will soon be working, paying taxes, and be able to contribute to others who unexpectedly find themselves suddenly without money.  In the first case, if they expect to have a job soon, they should wait until they have one.  If they do not expect to have one soon, then they are asking for money over a very long period of time with no expectation that they will soon be working.  I'm amazed they are not ashamed to ask this from other people.  [/quote]

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