Originally Posted by mac60:
I think what is sadder in this situation is that the person was irresponsible in her actions, got pregnant again, with a child she could not clearly afford. Really, because a person now has 2 kids she can't afford, why should she get subsidy for a bad choice on her part. As a taxpayer, I am getting sick of the people making poor choices only to have me the taxpayer pay for them. People need to start being held accountable, their poor choices not only affects them.
You really don't know her story and if she could afford another child or not. I had a hardworker mom years ago with two wonderful children. One was a baby and the other a toddler. Dad went back to school while she worked and they were working toward the goal for her to be a stay at home mom when he graduated. Things changed quickly and rapidly once he went to school. He left her and the two kids and everything behind. This mom was left with two children, all the bills, the mortgage, just everything. She also worked in a good profession but it didn't pay for everything! Hated doing it but she did qualify for assistance. Ended up working her way through school on her own, graduated at the top of her class. The profession she chose allowed her to work part-time, makes good money and be there for her kids. Love found her at last and she is happily remarried and doing very well.