“It is ludicrous to conflate the two [pro-family & conservative]”
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It currently costs parents about a quarter-of-a-million dollars on average to raise a child in the USA today.
https://www.usda.gov/media/blog/2017/01/13/cost-raising-child
The appreciation of real estate, growing demand for goods and services, and access to a talented workforce requires a growing, educated population.
The child tax credit does not cover the cost of raising a child. It just offsets it.
You can get it too. You just need to have children. Or you can contribute by adopting children, as there is a huge need. Also, they need to be raised in conservative homes.
The Conservatives I know don’t expect other people to pay to raise their kids.