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Is it fair to tax people more if they do not have children?

For

They use public resources but do not raise future taxpayers.

Against

Having children is a personal choice, not a financial duty.

Anonymous excerpts, translated where noted.

For

  • Our societal model relies on a continuous influx of young workers paying into the tax system to fund the older generation.
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  • Parents invest substantial time, money and responsibility in raising the future generation of contributors.
    RedditTranslated from German

Against

  • The decision not to want children is a purely private decision.
    RedditTranslated from German
  • Not all childless people decide to be childless.
    RedditTranslated from German
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