[Tired of Taxes]

The couple, who support themselves with their bakery and claim only child benefit, had their first baby when Sue was just 14.

Blessings to the family.

But... I'm wondering...

Would everyone here be so supportive if this were an American couple - under the same circumstances, same number of children - collecting gov't benefits to supplement their income?

[Tax-chick]

In Britain, the “child benefit” is paid on every child, regardless of the parents’ income. I don’t think people have an obligation to avoid having children just because the government will give them a payment if they do. That way lies a society where nobody has children except socialists.