[rootusrootus]

You misunderstand. The benefit is not to the parents, it is to the children.

[kgwgk]

Then another solution is to make illegal for both parents to work at the same time. The child will then benefit from the company of one of them.

[rootusrootus]

And cut the household income by half, which defeats the point.

The gov't wants more, and healthier babies, they are not concerned that non-reproducing adults consider it unfair.