" They do n’t know what it costs to raise a youngster or just have a child . "
The only thingThe Viewhosts delivered faster thanDonald Trump’s“baby bonus” promisewas their skepticism.
On aWednesday ’s episode ofThe View , boniface Whoopi Goldberg kick off the Hot Topics segment with a raised eyebrow , introducing the White House ’s reported architectural plan to battle declining birth rates in America .
“ The White House is looking into pop the question $ 5,000 cash bonuses , expanded memory access to IVF , along with other bonus for fair sex to have more baby , ” she said , with a sarcastic grin .
Goldberg didn’t mince words, calling the idea “incredibly insulted,” and arguing that the administration “doesn’t know how women’s bodies work, and they don’t know what it costs to raise a child or just have a child.”
She even did some quick math , pointing out that after tax , the supposed $ 5,000 would shrink to about $ 2,500 after Uncle Sam gets his swing . She later turned to her fellow panelists and demand their thoughts on the proposition .
Sara Haines didn’t hold back either, saying the proposal was comparable to “putting a band-aid on a deeper problem.”
“ We do n’t have pay family leave in this nation or subsidized child tending , ” she noted , tote up that paternal mortality rates remain alarmingly high — a world she believes that the administration should be prioritizing over universe incentives .
“ I ’m one of those people that I experience the earth is overpopulated , ” Haines keep . “ They require more baby because it affects not only the workforce , but pay off into entitlement programs , ” she say , take down they ’re missing the large picture .
She suggested that the administration focus on ready for the emanation of artificial intelligence , which she believes will have a enceinte farsighted - term impact on social systems than birth rate .
Sunni Hostin chimed in as well , saying Americans should be asking not justwhatis being propose , butwhy — and by whom .
Meanwhile, Goldberg remained unconvinced by the $5,000 figure, calling it offensive in the context of the very social programs the government has chipped away at in recent years. Before she could finish, Alyssa Farah cut in: “Isn’t something better than nothing?”
Goldberg responded : “ No ! ”
Farah prove to draw comparison , argue that if then - President Joe Biden had proposed the same architectural plan , it would ’ve been hail as “ groundbreaking . ”
Goldberg quickly had a rebuttal for her fellow panelist .
“ I do n’t wish the melodic theme that somebody is aver , ‘ I ’m going to make up you to have more kids , ’ ” Goldberg said . “ If you want people to have children , you have to not scare them by cutting all these programs that they may need . ”you could watch the full segment onThe Viewhere . This clause originally appear onHuffPost .
