An anecdote.
Wow.
I might go through a similar situation to that of your in-laws. You might as well, in which case you'll also be on the Medicare rolls with expenses far in excess of the contributions of your offspring. I also might die in an auto accident tomorrow. The simple fact is there's no way to know the future, but I am doing everything I can *not* to be a net tax burden; I certainly haven't been one so far.
How "selfish" of me...
You don’t know my kids. However, even taking your line of thinking, I have at least 1/2 my kids supporting me. You have none.
The other half (the kids that are net tax burdens) would cancel out the half that are net tax payers under this scenario.
Look, I don't begrudge you having a large family. If it makes you happy, go for it. What I don't understand is the need for some to attack the character of those who choose not to have children.
>>What I don’t understand is the need for some to attack the character of those who choose not to have children. <<
Seriously, go read Mark Steyn’s America Alone and come back.
You need an education on WHY we need replacements rates. When people like you chose lifestyle over kids, the country goes down the path of the UK.
Hang out here a while and you’ll learn something too.