Reply #190: Consider it pre-payment for your future paramedics...

[PurityOfEssence]

Most of us will live beyond the point where we can really do EVERYTHING for ourselves, and even if this just means manning the 911 line, staffing police and fire departments and the like, we're all going to prevail on the next generation or so. Thus, those of us who are providing and nurturing this workforce for you are asking for a bit of assistance in the effort. You won't begrudge us that, will you?

I DEFINITELY think that the tax breaks should be for more than 3 kids, and I'd even entertain a tax on the overages when it gets to the point of abusiveness to the biosphere, but I respectfully have to dissent on the basic premise you raise.