Not only fiscally also socially and other ways. My girlfriends thesis about this subject (keep in mind that she has dyslexia and speaks 4 languages so sentences may have some quirks to them) :
To be frank, yes, it’s more taxing to be a single without children but I do realize that kids cost a shit load of money to maintain, not only in cash but also in terms of time spent. You can’t put a kid on pause – aside from dumping them with a babysitter (costs money) or family if they are willing to take care of them.
Instead of children -which I never wanted- I poured my energy in a side profession and this helps me lower my taxes a bit, while spending my time on a project whenever I feel like it and actually adds some revenue to my total income. I can do whatever and whenever I want, I can buy just about anything without too much wondering if it doesn’t impact me / my family too much.
As with everything, there are two sides to every coin.
Fiscal benefits should go to people with children (regardless of being married or not) instead.
Gezinnen met kinderen zouden meer, niet minder, belastingen moeten betalen aangezien ze een zwaardere impact hebben op het milieu dan alleenstaanden. Belastingsvoordeel krijgen na nog nen extra mens op aarde te zetten is boomer-mentaliteit in het kwadraat.
let the downvotes consume me
As I suspected living alone is mainly more expensive because of scale disadvantages.
Which seems extremely fair. Living alone, while nice, should be more expensive.
When I was single I would always live with 3-4 other people in a large house. The financial benefit was huge. When I started living with a partner, my finances became more strained. Was that unfair? Of course not.
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Not only fiscally also socially and other ways. My girlfriends thesis about this subject (keep in mind that she has dyslexia and speaks 4 languages so sentences may have some quirks to them) :
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R8wRdkcEseoinjFjF7TMPddP6-5kxr0S/view?usp=sharing
To be frank, yes, it’s more taxing to be a single without children but I do realize that kids cost a shit load of money to maintain, not only in cash but also in terms of time spent. You can’t put a kid on pause – aside from dumping them with a babysitter (costs money) or family if they are willing to take care of them.
Instead of children -which I never wanted- I poured my energy in a side profession and this helps me lower my taxes a bit, while spending my time on a project whenever I feel like it and actually adds some revenue to my total income. I can do whatever and whenever I want, I can buy just about anything without too much wondering if it doesn’t impact me / my family too much.
As with everything, there are two sides to every coin.
Fiscal benefits should go to people with children (regardless of being married or not) instead.
Gezinnen met kinderen zouden meer, niet minder, belastingen moeten betalen aangezien ze een zwaardere impact hebben op het milieu dan alleenstaanden. Belastingsvoordeel krijgen na nog nen extra mens op aarde te zetten is boomer-mentaliteit in het kwadraat.
let the downvotes consume me
As I suspected living alone is mainly more expensive because of scale disadvantages.
Which seems extremely fair. Living alone, while nice, should be more expensive.
When I was single I would always live with 3-4 other people in a large house. The financial benefit was huge. When I started living with a partner, my finances became more strained. Was that unfair? Of course not.