The Trump White House’s ‘baby bonus’ proposal ignores the true cost of parenthood

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The Trump White House’s ‘baby bonus’ proposal ignores the true cost of parenthood

The Trump White House is reportedly considering offering new mothers a “baby bonus” of $5,000 to encourage people to have more children. That might seem like a lot of money. And certainly, for some families, including the families of the 11 million U.S. children who live below the poverty line and get by on less than $33,000 a year for a family of four, it is.That’s why a mom I’ll call Sierra — one of the mothers I interviewed in the research for my recent book — couldn’t believe it when the first of the Covid Economic Impact Payments landed ..