Great point, Kiragirl.  If parents were taxed based on the number of children they have, it would help pay for the care they need and more importantly, it would greatly reduce the number of kids being born to unwed mothers and into families that can't afford to raise them.  Instead, the U.S. rewards women for having children by providing them Child Tax Credits, also known as welfare.  The more kids they have, the more they get in welfare.  How stupid can we be?