Should tax breaks for children born out of wedlock be denied as a way to discourage the single-mother plague?
Taxation is a way to discourage behavior because it raises the price of that behavior (and hence lowers the demand for it). In the United States, filers who have dependents get a tax deduction (and child tax credit if that dependent is a child). Would it be a wise policy decision to eliminate this tax credit for children born out of wedlock so that we can discourage such irresponsible behavior?
Also please note that I did say children BORN out of wedlock, which would exclude widows and women who's husbands left them from being eliminated from the deductions. Obviously we wouldn't want to punish women for these things that they might be innocent of.
Janey: As noted, an elimination of that tax credit would result in fewer children being born out of wedlock (thus helping them). Putting more money in education while not eliminating the credit would actually further shift the burden onto other families (since the single mother would receive both the financial benefit from lower taxes and the additional benefit of services provided by the taxes of others).
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Answer by Gemma B
i agree yet disagree as my sister is now a single mum her husband left her with 2 kids but she works part time and her kids are well behaved looked after and she adores them but some girls have kids purely for money houses so yes in that sense i agree and i also think asylum seekers who have children should not get a penny these are 1 of the many reasons why this country is in recession too generous overpopulating the list is endless
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