I mean, adults *do* get playgrounds. They just gotta pay for those, too. And kids pay the "having to put up with adults' shortcomings" fee, which can often be very taxing.
Not a bad point, but I would contend that adults are as free to use the playground as kids are- most adults just choose not to. I mean, surely it might vary by country, so I can’t speak for places outside the USA as one entity, but public playgrounds are open to adults here as well as kids.
Of course, adults get tax benefits from many things children cannot directly or indirectly freely and independently use in general or things children are unlikely to take interest in or use. I Guess nothing stops a child from taking an annex class on Edwardian poetry at the local community college or auditing calculus at a state university, and I suppose children COULD make use of things like reproductive health services if they really wanted or needed to but overall…
But reduced to pragmatic terms- children are an investment to pay future dividends.
In the USA you get pretty sizable deductions and credits made available to reduce your tax burden or increase the amount the government pays you each tax season, that are specifically and only for having children. Many public programs and social welfare programs are only available to parents and families or prioritize those with children. Beyond that, as a society, we rely on the current children to become the workers and consumers of tomorrow or else the economy and commerce fall apart. In the USA and many other countries, social welfare for the older generation falls apart of those kids don’t grow up to make money and pay taxes and olvide car and goods and services.
Of course, adults get tax benefits from many things children cannot directly or indirectly freely and independently use in general or things children are unlikely to take interest in or use. I Guess nothing stops a child from taking an annex class on Edwardian poetry at the local community college or auditing calculus at a state university, and I suppose children COULD make use of things like reproductive health services if they really wanted or needed to but overall…
In the USA you get pretty sizable deductions and credits made available to reduce your tax burden or increase the amount the government pays you each tax season, that are specifically and only for having children. Many public programs and social welfare programs are only available to parents and families or prioritize those with children. Beyond that, as a society, we rely on the current children to become the workers and consumers of tomorrow or else the economy and commerce fall apart. In the USA and many other countries, social welfare for the older generation falls apart of those kids don’t grow up to make money and pay taxes and olvide car and goods and services.