Trump: Baby Bonus of $5000 per kid 'Sounds Like Good Idea'

[StatesRightsForever]

Terrible idea. Like welfare, it will encourage poor people to have more kids. Esp people in the "protected classes."

april 22 2025 President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the idea of a "baby bonus" as a means to jump-start birth rates in the United States "sounds like a good idea to me."

Trump's answer to a question posed in the Oval Office came amid a New York Times report Monday that said the White House has been brainstorming ideas to reverse the country's declining birth rate.

One called for a $5,000 "baby bonus," which Trump responded to. Another proposal would see 30% of Fulbright scholarships reserved for applicants who are married or have children. Yet another would fund programs to educate women about menstrual cycles, the Times reported.

Birth rates in the U.S. have been declining since 2007 and fell to 3.6 million in 2023, down 2% from 2022, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data.

https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/donald-trump-baby-bonus-declining/2025/04/22/id/1207939/#CommentSection

 

[Crepitus]

Terrible idea. Like welfare, it will encourage poor people to have more kids. Esp people in the "protected classes."

https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/donald-trump-baby-bonus-declining/2025/04/22/id/1207939/#CommentSection

Welfare does not encourage people to have more kids.

This would.

 

[pknopp]

Musk will be well on his way to his next billion.

 

[shockedcanadian]

If needed, I will make myself available for the cause

 

[whitehall]

It beats the hell out of the Biden plan to buy votes by paying off student loan debit.

 

[Marener]

Welfare does not encourage people to have more kids.

This would.

It probably would do nothing.

 

[buttercup]

Terrible idea. Like welfare, it will encourage poor people to have more kids. Esp people in the "protected classes."

https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/donald-trump-baby-bonus-declining/2025/04/22/id/1207939/#CommentSection

Not only that, but since $5000 doesn't go far at all when it comes to raising kids, those poor young people will next want welfare.

I'm speculating on what I'm about to say, but I wouldn't be surprised if this idea is about conditioning people to accept UBI...which Elon Musk has stated is going to happen in the future, he said it's inevitable. And the powers-that-shouldn't-be have been promoting it and conditioning people to accept it, in numerous ways.

 

[Dekster]

It beats the hell out of the Biden plan to buy votes by paying off student loan debit.

Sure because people burdened by six figure debt they struggle to pay are the ones having 6 kids, not the welfare class already getting more than 2 times more transfer payments per year than the total student loan debt.

 

[toobfreak]

Terrible idea. Like welfare, it will encourage poor people to have more kids. Esp people in the "protected classes."

I actually like the idea except I would simply alter it to only apply to people making at least X times so much money over at least the past five years to qualify.

That is all you need to do.

 

[StatesRightsForever]

Welfare does not encourage people to have more kids.

HAHAHA. That's a good one.

 

[StatesRightsForever]

We don't need more kids since AI will soon make humans obsolete. that's progress.

 

[Zincwarrior]

I thought we were $38T in debt and trying to run immigrants out of the country. Why on earth would we do this?

 

[Dragonlady]

Terrible idea. Like welfare, it will encourage poor people to have more kids. Esp people in the "protected classes."

https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/donald-trump-baby-bonus-declining/2025/04/22/id/1207939/#CommentSection

Given that having a baby in the USA costs more than $32,000 just for a simple vaginal birth, without insurance, this will do NOTHING to encourage poor women to have babies.

How much does it really cost to have a baby?

What’s the average cost of having a baby and how much can I expect to pay? The answer: It depends. Let's break it down:

www.uwhealth.org

https://www.babylist.com/hello-baby/childbirth-without-insurance

Health costs associated with pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum care - Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker

Pregnancy is one of the most common reasons for a hospitalization among non-elderly people. In addition to the cost of the birth itself, pregnancy care also involves costs associated with prenatal visits and often includes care to treat psychological and medical conditions associated with...

www.healthsystemtracker.org

Even with insurance, parents are paying $20,000 out of pocket to have a baby. In Canada, hospitals and doctors for a hospital delivery are $0. Zip, NADA, and our birth rate is lower than yours. It's the costs of raising a child, which are crippling families.

"My experience is pretty typical for an American mom. Different studies report different figures but in general, people with employer-provided health insurance in the US are charged about $20,000 to have a baby (more if they need a C-section) and incur somewhere between $2,600 and $4,500 in out-of-pocket costs. Birth complications, or if a baby spends time in the NICU, can drive prices up even higher.:

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-05-09/how-much-does-it-cost-to-have-a-baby-now

 

[John Edgar Slow Horses]

Triple to $15.

 

[Independent thinker]

Welfare does not encourage people to have more kids.

This would.

I have known several people throughout my lifetime who purposely had more kids to collect more welfare. But, I do agree with you that Trump's idea would also be used by the poor.

 

[Lesh]

It probably would do nothing.

Other than add to the debt massively

 

[Marener]

Other than add to the debt massively

It would add to debt but not massively.

 

[Moonglow]

I thought we were $38T in debt and trying to run immigrants out of the country. Why on earth would we do this?

They had a moment of blank relapse.

 

[Moonglow]

Well, I hate to tell yah but 5k ain't enough to raise a kid or have one in a hospital.

 

[Moonglow]

I had four kids and did it with my own money, fuck Trump.