Comment on There's a baby drought in Australia. Maybe we should fund IVF?
DirigibleProtein@aussie.zone 6 months ago
If you have enough money to afford housing, food, education for a large family, then lucky you — you can pay for your own IVF.
I’ve paid taxes for over 40 years, and I’m quite happy to fund Medicare, welfare, roads, things that benefit everyone. I don’t want my taxes paying for other people to fulfill their selfish desires, particularly when the future looks so bleak — climate change, housing, wages, to name a few.
From a purely business perspective, gaining a well-educated taxpayer in 20 years is going to cost a lot more than $10k (healthcare, education etc). But, is an extra $10k investment now worth that taxpayer in 20 years?
I personally pay well over this amount annually in taxes. It sounds like a good investment on the face of it I just don’t know how many people this will pay for.
notgold@aussie.zone 6 months ago
Agreed. Sacrifice something if you want to have a child