We basically do the same thing in the US, it's just divied out once a year in the form of a child tax credit.
Also, dude, DB, you don't have to be rich to be have kids, you just need priorities. We were making barely 30k when we had our first, and we survived and our kids have never been left wanting.
You also weren't in the "very poor" category. You wern't even in the "poorish" category. And I never said it was impossible. Certainly in this country it is a feat at most any income level to raise a child seeing as though we aren't pussies and have to pay for school and hospital care.
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