Mon Mar 6, 2023 – 5:03 pm ESTMon Mar 6, 2023 – 5:07 pm EST
(LifeSiteNews) — A proposal from a Texas legislator to offer significant tax breaks to families with many kids is a great starting point for a broader goal of society — supporting large families.
State Rep. Bryan Slaton’s legislation would give increasing levels of tax breaks to families based on the number of kids they have, with families with 10 kids or more receiving a 100 percent property tax break.
Furthermore it would affirm that marriage is between one man and one woman and would prohibit the tax credit from going to a couple if at least one person had been previously divorced.
Since the goal of public policy should be to encourage positive choices and beneficial lifestyles, Slaton’s legislation should be supported.
It supports three good choices — getting married, having kids, and staying married. It is an established axiom of economics that society should subsidize what it wants more of and tax what it wants less of, so subsidizing families is a good idea.
Furthermore, it is a good idea to punish divorce, given the enormous externalities, or consequences, that
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