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49. Didn't Putin just offer Russian young women

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Wed Apr 23, 2025, 08:45 PM

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a cash bonus for getting pregnant?

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Trump administration looking at $5,000 'baby bonus' to incentivize public to have more children [View all] BumRushDaShow Wednesday OP

Do they know how much it costs to raise a kid? C_U_L8R Wednesday #1

Apparently not................. Lovie777 Wednesday #15

I've seen around $250,000 to raise a kid and send them through college. erronis Wednesday #29

No, it's around $350,000 to get through age 18; $1 million to get through college. SunSeeker Wednesday #39

Well, my daughters (in the 80s) were a lot less expensive. erronis Wednesday #40

That's because during the past 35 years, the real-dollar cost of college has increased by 1,000%. SunSeeker Wednesday #43

$19,444 per year to 18?? LOL! Expensive yes but not $20K per year. Bengus81 Yesterday #80

daycare costs $2400/month here Oliver Bolliver Butt Yesterday #82

People who have not raised a child in the last 10 years have no clue what the costs are. SunSeeker Yesterday #92

Are you counting the cost of healthcare, and birth, of that 1 year old? SunSeeker Yesterday #91

It would only increase births for dimwit parents who can't figure out diddlysquat as you say. Not a great set. . nt Bernardo de La Paz Wednesday #62

Don't you see, that's exactly what they want. More dimwitted stupid repuq voters! Enter stage left Wednesday #67

I just paid my taxes and I don't want any of it to no_hypocrisy Wednesday #2

+ add that $5000 DOGE check... ultralite001 Wednesday #3

Try BonnieJW Wednesday #4

So that $5,000 claudette Wednesday #5

So that $5,000 MIGHT cover prenatal care and the hospital bill Ponietz Wednesday #24

👍 claudette Wednesday #32

Without insurance, the average cost in 2023 for a vaginal delivery with no complications was $28,655. SunSeeker Wednesday #41

I realized after I posted that $5K would only cover the prenatal care -- thanks for the fact check Ponietz Yesterday #88

It'll pay for his MAGA morons..... SergeStorms Yesterday #98

More insulting nonsense from unserious people in charge at a serious moment,.., Moostache Wednesday #6

We need to create more Brown Shirts & I'll give $5,000 when you do ... aggiesal Wednesday #7

...AND by "public" they mean "Whites Only" FailureToCommunicate Wednesday #8

They want slaves not children LucasD Wednesday #9

Here's five grand to help pay for your quater million dollar delivery fee. twodogsbarking Wednesday #10

In THIS country? NOW? Which is rapidly crumbling to dust and no longer has much of a future? Karasu Wednesday #11

This is being pushed by the christian fundies. travelingthrulife Yesterday #90

This is all musk truthisfreedom Wednesday #12

Ever so dark but funny! wolfie001 Wednesday #17

The Project 2025 loons are also pushing for this not fooled Wednesday #63

does that come with a white et tu Wednesday #13

The color of the baby is of utmost concern.... wolfie001 Wednesday #19

Waddya gonna gimme for my pitbull? JoseBalow Wednesday #14

This wouldn't even cover the delivery nt wolfie001 Wednesday #16

Sure, that will happen Old Testament Libera Wednesday #18

And if you don't get knocked up.............. Lovie777 Wednesday #20

ICE Karma13612 Yesterday #87

In a nation in which prenatal, childbirth, and post-partum care averages $19,000 . . . Journeyman Wednesday #21

LMAO. Cant afford kids given Trump's stagflation Blasphemer Wednesday #22

Taxes Iamscrewed Wednesday #23

Is this different from the current child tax Deminpenn Wednesday #25

Yes BumRushDaShow Wednesday #27

Jesus Christ, these have got to the the dumbest people ever to hold elected office in US history. walkingman Wednesday #26

Nazi authorities created the Lebensborn program... dchill Wednesday #28

I scrolled to find who would know about "Lebensborn" Mira Wednesday #65

Thanks! dchill Wednesday #66

Stalin started and the Soviet Union had medals for mothers too Botany Yesterday #72

drumpf and eloon think that women can be bought for a pittance. greatauntoftriplets Wednesday #30

They think for $5k they can buy a woman AND a child. Sick fucks. nt SunSeeker Yesterday #94

The $5,000 amount is an insult, considering what they're grifting for themselves. greatauntoftriplets Yesterday #99

Yes, it is an insult, considering how much a woman invests in each child. SunSeeker Yesterday #100

Exactly. greatauntoftriplets Yesterday #104

Betcha brown people won't qualify. n/t TygrBright Wednesday #31

$5000 to cover cost of tariffs SupportSanity Wednesday #33

Makes me more pro-choice than ever. Kath2 Wednesday #34

Wait, I thought they hated it when women got pregnant just to get government benefits. tanyev Wednesday #35

Just like Ceausescu. Next comes outlawing all birth control. Scrivener7 Wednesday #36

Ceausescu is a blast from the past! BumRushDaShow Wednesday #38

You'd think we'd be beyond this. Scrivener7 Wednesday #46

"What's old is new again" BumRushDaShow Wednesday #48

Isn't it Funny Ojerly Wednesday #37

One detail left out. Buddyzbuddy Wednesday #42

$5.000 will barely cover any pre-natal care for the mother IMHO. riversedge Yesterday #93

"...a country where all children can safely grow up..." Buns_of_Fire Wednesday #44

This message was self-deleted by its author Buns_of_Fire Wednesday #45

How about affordable housing? Squaredeal Wednesday #47

Didn't Putin just offer Russian young women leftyladyfrommo Wednesday #49

Five grand is the square root of sweet bugger nothing love_katz Wednesday #50

ROFL....have they done math on cost of having kids....ever? Maybe times 100 would cover real cost. dutch777 Wednesday #51

It's not about the babies or the women. bucolic_frolic Wednesday #52

maybe just stop trying to kill people. barbtries Wednesday #53

white, and "christian" barbtries Wednesday #54

You know, these masked ICE goons Karma13612 Yesterday #85

So how long before they have moniss Wednesday #55

Paying women to have babies doesn't work. PoindexterOglethorpe Wednesday #56

Wouldn't even pay for an easy pregnancy viva la Wednesday #57

How about ensuring that parents don't ruin their careers and pay levels by taking time off spooky3 Wednesday #58

What a STUPID fucking idea FoxNewsSucks Wednesday #59

Do they send the money EuterpeThelo Wednesday #60

The new meaning of Karma13612 Yesterday #86

Would a baby dog be OK ? chouchou Wednesday #61

Too many people anyway, we don't need more. OverBurn Wednesday #64

For a party who refuses.... Hope22 Yesterday #68

Gee, where did this idea come from?........... blue-wave Yesterday #69

This makes me feel insane Lulu KC Yesterday #70

Sooo, what...$2700 after taxes? Idiots. n/t flvegan Yesterday #71

He won't do it Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Yesterday #73

It also occurs to me... jmowreader Yesterday #74

The Duggars approve of the idea. sop Yesterday #75

A drop in the bucket. That won't cover a full time daycare AllyCat Yesterday #76

Cheap bastards! Surrogate mothers would get way more. bucolic_frolic Yesterday #77

GOP wants women barefoot, pregnant and in the kitchen aeromanKC Yesterday #78

A pittance... homegirl Yesterday #79

unserious offer aimed at unserious people. Javaman Yesterday #81

So, Socialism? mwb970 Yesterday #83

As a law abiding tax payer, Karma13612 Yesterday #84

So we're going to pay money to people to have kids? Ridiculous. travelingthrulife Yesterday #89

Trump looks more like the authoritarian leaders of Russia and China with each passing day. Martin68 Yesterday #95

that doesn't even cover the cost of the birth WhiteTara Yesterday #96

Black or white, America doesn't take care of the children we already have, so why incentive more? nt Jit423 Yesterday #97

More looking glass insanity. I mean, WTF??? ananda Yesterday #101

The Nick Cannon bill. SNL is sure to cover this. twodogsbarking Yesterday #102

Population projections melm00se Yesterday #103

Over $80,000 in birth costs is what I recall reported years back and 1M to raise a kid to adult, so 5000.... Brainfodder Yesterday #105