[redgolum]

It removes some of the cost of immoral behavior (or at least the up front ones).

And for the mid and long term costs, it can support those bad choices for longer.

Case in point, we have day care in my wife’s school to take care of the students kids.

[Cronos]

I wonder at times -- there are lots of news reports on how much kids cost. yet I know a family of 4 that survives on just the dad's salary and the dad is not that qualified and works in a steel mill. the 3 boys aged 7-14 are well-behaved, study hard and are courteous -- the one girl is pampered but still 5.

They have no telly in the house and the kids play together.