Fellow childfree folks, how much did you love writing the check out to the IRS after hearing all the

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24. so you have no problem

if a single person making $13,300 pays $449 in federal income taxes whereas a married couple with two children maing $44,900 pays $0 in federal income taxes. That seems perfectly fair to you? Further, about single people, I think Shari Motro said it best

"Research consistently shows that unmarried Americans are on average poorer, sicker and sadder than their married counterparts. Yet they are denied perks given to married couples who, in many cases, neither need nor deserve them. Though gay couples certainly lose out as well, singles of any preference pay a triple price for not finding love: they don't enjoy the solace and support of a life partner; they don't profit from the economies of scale that come from pooling resources with a mate; and they effectively subsidize spousal benefits that they themselves can't take advantage of."

When somebody is getting screwed and they stand up for themselves, I don't think it's cool to berate them for being selfish. When the world says "kids, kids, kids" and "if you don't have kids, then you don't matter, because it is all about the kids."

Then you just re-affirm our society's bias - "yes, you really do not matter".