[ryguytilidie]

Are you saying 1.5-2% of your lifetime earnings is higher than what you will be paying in taxes? I assume youre in a higher tax bracket than 2% right?

[replax]

He was referring to the first six months of child raising. Therefore, the total cost is definitely higher and may well trump taxes, depending on when your definition of "child raising" stops.

[kbolino]

You're comparing apples to oranges.

The loss of income for 6 months was 1-2% of his lifetime earnings. I strongly doubt that 6 months of taxes will account for >2% of his lifetime earnings.