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Thursday, August 13, 2009

Cost To Raise Child Exceeds $200,000

According to a report from the United States Department of Agriculture, it will cost a total of $221,190 to raise a child born in 2008. What do you think?

Asian Man

Dan Triphan,
Dock Hand
"Yeah, sure, but only if you plan on being a good parent."

Old Man

Jim Quansah,
Fan Balancer
"Sixty thousand of that alone is for boxed juice."

Old Woman

Susie Wise,
Radiation Monitor
"I've figured out it’s much more economical to shuffle them off to some adoptive family and then reenter their lives a few years before I’ll need home care."

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