Thread: Dirt poor?
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Old 04-28-2006, 06:56 PM   #1
jinx
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Originally Posted by Clodfobble
It's because they can't wrap their minds around the "economic implications" that babies are expensive, yet they are well-versed in the specifics of the child tax credit.
Yes, I'm struggling with this as well... doesn't make sense.
In Random Family (different demographic, same problem), it seemed to come dowm to culture/tradition (emulating parents and others in community) and ignorance/inconvenience of birth control.
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