You know that we need children in order for our country to survive, right? If no one had kids, our poplulation would eventually die off. Or at least be transformed completely by immigration from other countries where they still have kids. It's hard and expensive to be parents of very young children. We have to choose between working and spending a lot on daycare or not working and losing the income. Neither is ideal, and tax breaks don't make up the lost income by a long shot. And I don't even want to think about college. I'm not complaining. I love my kids and would do it all over again. I'm just saying that for this country, children are an investment in the future, not just another mouth sucking up resources. That is why it is in the government's (and your) best interest to do what it can to help parents raise smart, healthy, well-adjusted children.