But it is true that they do get government help.
BTW, if you are married and make $100,000 in 2003, the federal government wants $22,120, not $45,000.
So if you have 15 kids, you only need to pay about $7000, and that's before your mortgage deduction and other deductions. You most likely won't pay any taxes.
I am not calling that a handout or a transfer payment of any kind, but that most certainly is getting help from the government, and shifting net tax burden onto other people.
I apologize for my poor numbers and if you thought I was being hostile, just trying to figure out what you thought gov't aid was.
When I think of gov't aid I think of things like Welfare, WIC, Medicaid etc.. never thought of anything associated with taxes as being gov't aid.
You might also consider the fact they have created 15 new tax payers.