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by newsiehey 1806 days ago
It's not asinine because it's not a 1 to 1 comparison. No one is saying these two things were equal... obviously. This is just one example of a tax benefit that the OP clearly has benefited from which reaches his definition of a "free lunch"

His interpretation was outrageous so my response was a bit flippant.

There are plenty of legitimate arguments for or against these benefits, but calling it a free lunch and saying you work hard and have kids so this needs to stop is just stupid, how does having kids and you not having the flexibility you wanted matter? That is exactly what he said...