re: #92 sattv4u2

Looking at it that way, you can say it’s because one rewards people for propagating the species while the other rewards people for ending it

(((NOTE ,,, I’m NOT saying that is my view ,,, I’m playing Devils Advocate)))

the “standard deduction” is not a “reward” - by that reasoning, you are saying the government “rewards” people by allowing them to keep more of their hard-earned money if they have children to raise. How is it the government’s money to use as a “reward” to begin with? I’ve earned it; it’s my money, and the tax laws allow me to keep more of it if I have more people to support.
Besides which, it doesn’t come anywhere close to being what it costs to raise a child.