The rising cost of raising a child
and Contraception is wrong because children growing up in poverty is good?
Economy • September 2011 • Views: 671
“NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Forget designer strollers and organic baby formula, just providing a child with the basics has become more than most parents can afford.
The cost of raising a child from birth to age 18 for a middle-income, two-parent family averaged $226,920 last year (not including college), according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. That’s up nearly 40% — or more than $60,000 — from 10 years ago. Just one year of spending on a child can cost up to $13,830 in 2010, compared to $9,860 a decade ago. “