If you have more kids ( in UK ) you have taken more from society, school, hospital , doctor etc: so surely you should pay MORE. Or better yet, don't breed more scum.\n\nSurely the more kids you have the more you take out so the more you shouls put back
132825
it's like reverse welfare.  people who are responsible pay more tax.  people who have all these horrible children pay less.
64956
However much it takes you to live within your means...if you're waiting to have enough money to have kids...you could be waiting a long time.  No matter what you plan for some unexpected money always seems to come out that pocket.
509572
your right, it is too much.\n\nand i wouldnt want to give it to my kids as then they would have nothing to work towards, so perhpas buy them a flat. you know they are secure and they can sell it to use as a huge deposit on their own house when they are ready to move on and up.\n\ncharity has got to figure pretty high, my youngest has a rare bone marrow disorder so they would get a lot - in fact if you win can you let me know so i can tap you up for a few bob for research.\n\ni think i would get them to invest it for me while i took a long cruise and considered my options.  ok you are gonna want to blow some straight away, but you would need to consider what you will do with it from a calm perspective.
558455
If you have the children the same amount of time, then I think you are fine. I would question why you even pay the $200. Child support is for food, rent, living expenses. You pay the same by splitting the duties. It should come out even. But, I'm not divorced so I don't know the rules of custody.  It sounds like the people who have answered this already are not realizing the "joint-custody" issue, or don't understand what it means.\n\nCOOL, by the time I got this posted some others have said the same!!
191868
I think that if we continue to give them more and more special rights, we are more separating them from everyday society and I feel that is kind of counter-productive.  It ends up segregating them more. They should be able to live in and enjoy the good and bad of society like everyone else...or as close as they can get.  \nI hope this helps.\n:)
465846
we have less children because we know are limits financially. we don't think it's wrong to come to America. just do it legally.
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Well dear - the Americans do rather better than the British on this one.  Not only do they get paid more - but when they are serving in Iraq, they do not pay income tax - now that should really get you mad!  But I'm afraid that it has always been so - remember the saying 'over-sexed over-paid and over here'\n\nBut this is the problem with the British Government - they want to have a £1000 000 soldier but only pay him peanuts\n\n\nSorry below - there is not legislation at present that permits the waiver of income tax for British forces.\n\nTo J MAN:\nof course it's not a bragging right I was mearly quoting the saying and for your information I am English, lived through the war and served in occupied France with SOE - so I do know what I am talking about dear.
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I agree with you. I think many of them come here for the exact reasons you stated. I know there are war torn countries and whatever but Britain is only a small island and there are plenty of safe countries in between us and their own country. They come here because they are practically guaranteed a good life and a job, if they feel like working, though they don't have to. I get about £300 a month in tax credits to help me stay at home with my own kids. There are people who have a problem with that when these illegals are coming in and being given brand new houses, some built for them, then they were getting those food voucher thingys but that's not good enough is it, they want the cash so they can go and buy themselves a corner shop and rip us off some more. I am all for the BNP on this one. It's not racist. It's fair. It doesn't happen in other countries. If I went to another country, they wouldn't just hand out free stuff just because I was foreign so why do people think it's racist if you don't want to do that?
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i feel your pain brother, and yes it is true. my ex did the same s--t to me. i have3 kids. pay more than that per week and also provide medical,dental,and eye care.\nthe real kick in the ass will be when her NEW boyfriend(unemployed also of course) moves in and you end up supporting his ass too.\nkeep your cool and remember that the children come first.\nGOOD LUCK
37271
That is a shame. You need to figure out if this is the way of life you want for the children, if not than you need to move on.
42941
It is a very upsetting topic even more so for me I just had a baby and to look at all the things that could happen to her while shes so little is a scary feeling but you have to look at it like this....if its gods will she can go at anytime no amount of medicine or making sure shes sleeping on her back or anything else can really change that .....but as a mother your going to go that extra mile and make sure that you do anything in your power to keep her safe anyway. We tend to not worry about anything unless it hits home insted of thinking of it in terms as we are all family and should help one another out..but people want what they want...spend there money how they want(and to be honest they should its theirs) but to show a little Compassion to someone else should be a bigger reward then that new DVD player or those $200.00 doller shoes but your only one person and your not going to change everyones mind so the best you can do it what you can do and teach your kids to do they same a little help is better then none at all......Is it fair...no...but then again life is not always fair to any of us...there rich people now who have money coming out their ass but still we see them commit suscide and kill others...who was there to help that indvisual? People should take care of people no matter who they are!
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it is hard. sometimes it seems like you'll never get ahead.\nI'm married with a child, we don't get any aid and we have tried hard to stay debt free, it isn't easy!\nthere is always a way though, and someday you'll be able to tell your kids how hard it was in the old days:)\n\nthere are more people to support, that's the only reason they get more money.
374372
I think you've answered your own question kind of! Though about paying women for bringing life into this world, I'm not so sure.. With population growth as it is in the world, I think it might be better to say that women should pay to bring life into the world, because the world's situation stands to point out that resources are decreasing, thanks to population explosion these days and other factors.. For people like rape victims, who didn't mean to bring life into the world, I'd say they should be the one's who need the benefit.. Hope this helps.. Cheers!
382155
There is a time to save money this is not one of them. If you think the medicine is expensive then maybe you should rethink the cost of procreation.
641468
Imagine 32% of YOUR pay after taxes going to an ex (what I pay).  Imagine that she hasn't worked on a full time payroll in 12 yrs.  Imagine that your sending home $2000-2400/month and your told it isn't enough even though your not only sending that but also paying for half of summer camp and paying for all the dental work out of pocket.....  (we are not talking about alimony... just child support)\n\nI imagine that if you were giving ME 1 out of every 3 dollars you earn after taxes you might have a different view of the money and how it is spent.\n\nIf my ex weren't living on the support I pay for my children I might have a different view, but many women subsidize thier standard of living with the "kids" money.\n\nNow ask yourself why men are the way they are about support...
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i feel the same and i'm 23.\n\nI'm living with the in-laws to try a pay off student debts and to scrape the money together so we can afford to rent our own place again.\n\ni saw in the papers the other day a father with 15, yes that's 15 children and two on the way (one with the wife and one with the mistress) and they are all on benefit. last year he received over £26,000 in benefits and he has a council house.\n\nWhy not give to council houses to the people who need a hand on to the property ladder, people who want to support themselves.\n\nIt's a sad fact that children as young as 12 now see having babies and living off benefits as a career choice.
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i think it is better to have 2 children myself but there is a big age different there. i have 6 kids myself and i love them all very much. my older sister wanted another baby after i had my 3 rd son my #5 lol and she did after 7 years of freedom and she said if she had to do it all over again she would not. its truly a big question you want to ask yourself if you are ready to lock yourself down to another baby and give up what you got. i mean its hard today with kids the rules have changes alot and your age is another thing you might want to look at to the older you get the harder it is to carry a baby my last daughter i thought i was dieing it was very hard f or me and i was only 30. my sister also had alot of trouble she was 33 with her last one. best of luck .