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Re:U.S. Changes Visa Process for High-Skilled Workers by geggam on Thursday January 31, 2019 @05:12AM (#19043736)
Typical income is 50k a year and it takes ~250k to raise a kid you are looking at 13,888k a year for the kid, after taxes

Children are extremely expensive. I have raised 4. You are broke the entire time and can always spend more on them.

In the US you are 1 medical incident from not affording anything and relying on welfare

https://www.thestreet.com/personal-finance/cost-to-raise-chi...

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Re:U.S. Changes Visa Process for High-Skilled Workers by thaumasiotes on Thursday January 31, 2019 @05:15AM (#19043746)
You can always spend more on anything. That doesn't mean there's a good reason to do it.
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Re:U.S. Changes Visa Process for High-Skilled Workers by geggam on Thursday January 31, 2019 @05:38AM (#19043844)
You will notice the children who grow up to be the most productive tend to get the most support from their parents. I guess it depends on how much you want your kids to succeed vs how much you want to keep for yourself.
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