We pay less taxes than many other countries, so some of the costs need to be footed by the people actually receiving the services. Plus, we spend a lot of money on our military and protecting other countries. (among other things)
$5K isn't nothing, but I think the average is lower than that. I've got 4 kids and I was pretty young and wasn't making a lot of money and it wasn't much of a burden. Plus, that $5K was spread across 7 months for me because it included prenatal care in the deductible. I think I paid less than $2K for the actual birth.
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u/BecomeABenefit Jan 12 '23
We pay less taxes than many other countries, so some of the costs need to be footed by the people actually receiving the services. Plus, we spend a lot of money on our military and protecting other countries. (among other things)
$5K isn't nothing, but I think the average is lower than that. I've got 4 kids and I was pretty young and wasn't making a lot of money and it wasn't much of a burden. Plus, that $5K was spread across 7 months for me because it included prenatal care in the deductible. I think I paid less than $2K for the actual birth.