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[–] 17 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child)

Except that raising children requires more time and resources than caring for elderly.

Source on this? Doesn't sound right at all. According to my findings after a quick search, LTC (long-term care) takes a significantly higher fraction of OECD countries GDP than e.g. childcare+early education.

https://www.oecd.org/els/soc/PF3_1_Public_spending_on_childcare_and_early_education.pdf

https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/sites/cb584fa2-en/index.html?itemId=/content/component/cb584fa2-en

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I'll dig up more sources but you compared public spending on childcare (which is minimal in the US) to private long term care costs.

    The average cost to raise a child to age 18 is $310,000.

    https://www.investopedia.com/how-much-to-save-for-college-4782579

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    The average cost to raise a child to age 18 is $310,000.

    How many days of intensive care is that? The resources we spend trying to keep dying elderly people around just a little bit longer are insane.

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