Stone Soup by Jan Eliot for May 31, 2015

Our kids cost us more than the deductions we earned while raising them. Thankfully, we now have reached an age where we don’t earn enough to pay taxes ! !! ! ! !

Well, let me see – my daughter grew up into a beautiful, strong woman, my grandson is growing up to be a good man and devoted father, and my great-granddaughter has the happy disposition of a well-loved (not to be confused with spoiled rotten) child.

Um, the gov’s holding your money at no interest. Bank it during the year and send them a check if you owe.

Excellent reply.I think bawana may have meant why people breed (5-6 kids or more) instead of merely replacing or reducing the population as responsible adults would do.The MOST responsible are the child-free, whether by accident or choice. I defy you to name a breeder with a smaller carbon footprint for their “family” than I.

“[P]oor and/or non-white”??? I can’t let that go unanswered. This middle-class, white senior finds that to be an incredibly offensive comment.

Since the bank is paying .05% (not 5%) interest does it really matter?

Agreed Wally.

I’m glad I’m not alone. I was worried when no one spoke up before I did. By the way, if Val and Wally do get married, if they have a child, it will be one of those “non-white folks.”

I hereby delete my first comment regarding the overpopulation of this world by the poor and non-white as mentioned by @bawana, an inarticulate, but well-put opinion. Someday soon, we’re gonna run out of fresh water, food and aplace to bury the ‘end-results’.. Fortunately, this almost 80 y/o won’t be around to see all this ‘magic’ but good luck, kids. Huff and puff all you want, but This Big Blue Marble can only support just so many passengers, insulted, offended or just out-and-out PC’ers who could be offended by a dropped comma or a misspelled word.

To quote Mammy Yokum; “Ah has SPOKE !”

I have sister/husband that wanted children and my sister cannot next best thing for them is working at church with other parent(s) children.For us on taxes my on-line studies coming to an end helped us out, after this year not sure what income bracket we will be in.Joan and Wally enjoy refund while you can.

The European Population is, generally speaking, not even reproducing at replacement rate anymore. (That’s why they need all those Muslim Immigrants, it’s to keep their ‘Tax Base’ up.) America is having a similar problem. As Sarge said “If only the flat-footed, myopic, idiots have Kids, that’s a sorry-ass excuse for a Country after a generation or three!”

Ugh, so many ignorant comments here that I can’t even address them all. In general the population in Europe, the US, Canada, Australia, etc is sustainable. If you have a problem with overpopulation, then go to Africa and Asia and work on them. But you are speaking to the wrong audience here and you are only showing your lack of knowledge.

Which only encourages these people and their children to be spoiled self-entitled brats.

I don’t know but there have been shows on with people with 19, 12, 16, and 8 children and all of those people are white. I don’t even know how many the honey booboo people have. Had a family living here with 10 kids. I thank those with the nasty attitudes for NOT reproducing. And this is a comic strip so why the hate?

NEW little deduction? Lucy was born in 2007!

Well, when you are Poor, youA) have limited “Entertainment” options, so you settle for Sex because you certainly can’t afford the new Movie.B) At some point realize that Social Security probably won’t be Enough, so you might need a couple Kids to live with when you get Old.

Where to the Duggars fit into the “non-white” population?