Out of curiousity, do economists in your nation ever carry out cost/benefit analyses?
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I mean, why in the hell should the rest of the nation pay because they made a mistake?
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will pay for it sooner or later. If you can prevent that an unwanted child is born, by a mother who can't or doesn't want to care for it properly, that will, statistically, save the community a lot of expenses later on.
I recommend reading or watching an economist talk about prevention research and the economical gains. It's the same with alcohol/drug prevention; sure, the program may seem expensive for the tax payers, but the alternative is ludicriously costly in comparison.