Give birth? In this economy? US women scoff at Trump’s meager ‘baby bonuses’

Trump administration is considering pronatalist policies such as awarding $5,000 for every birth - but women say they want universal healthcare and cheaper childcare

In theory, Savannah Downing would love to be a mom. At 24, the Texan actor and content creator is nearing the age at which her mother had kids. Some of her friends are starting families. But having children in the United States is wildly expensive - and so when she saw the news that the Trump administration was considering giving out $5,000 baby bonuses" to convince women to have kids, Downing was incensed.

Maybe people will want to have children more often if we weren't struggling to find jobs, struggling to pay our student loans, struggling to pay for food," she said. Five thousand dollars doesn't even begin to even cover childcare for one month. It just seems really ridiculous."