It doesn’t help that most “pro family” research groups are right wing lunatics telling our leaders that it’s not their fault that people aren’t having kids
If I bought an average 4br 2 bath house today and got two average car leases and spent an average amount on utilities, taxes, food, kids clothes, and live an otherwise austere life, it would run about $7500/month.
If I wanted to save for vacations, hobbies for the kids… Pay for private school and college? Itd be about $14k/mo.
So basically raising 3 kids requires your household pulls down between $150k and 350k to live the American dream.
It doesn’t help that most “pro family” research groups are right wing lunatics telling our leaders that it’s not their fault that people aren’t having kids
If I bought an average 4br 2 bath house today and got two average car leases and spent an average amount on utilities, taxes, food, kids clothes, and live an otherwise austere life, it would run about $7500/month.
If I wanted to save for vacations, hobbies for the kids… Pay for private school and college? Itd be about $14k/mo.
So basically raising 3 kids requires your household pulls down between $150k and 350k to live the American dream.
Minimum wage pays $14,500/year.