在美国养孩子的成本有多高?
<p><span word="Middle">Middle</span>-<span word="income">income</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="welcomed">welcomed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> $300,000 <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> 17 <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="report">report</span>.</p><p>对于在去年迎来一位家庭新成员的中等收入美国家庭而言，未来17年里，他们花在这个孩子身上的花费可能是近30万美元。此数字来自美国农业部（<span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Agriculture">Agriculture</span>）最新发布的家庭子女教育花费报告。</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Agriculture">Agriculture</span> <span word="prepares">prepares</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="families">families</span>' <span word="expenditures">expenditures</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="child">child</span>-<span word="support">support</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="foster">foster</span>-<span word="care">care</span> <span word="guidelines">guidelines</span>. <span word="Annual">Annual</span> <span word="child">child</span>-<span word="rearing">rearing</span> <span word="expense">expense</span> <span word="estimates">estimates</span> <span word="ranged">ranged</span> <span word="between">between</span> $12,290 <span word="and">and</span> $14,320 <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="child">child</span>, <span word="married">married</span>-<span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span>-<span word="income">income</span> <span word="group">group</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="defined">defined</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="before">before</span>-<span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="between">between</span> $59,410 <span word="and">and</span> $102,870.</p><p><span word="Getty">Getty</span> <span word="Images">Images</span>美国农业部的这份报告每年发布一次，旨在为美国州政府处理子女赡养费用相关问题时提供指引。根据报告，有两名子女的中等收入已婚双亲家庭每年用于一个孩子的抚养开支估计在12,290美元到14,320美元之间。这里所说中等收入家庭是指税前收入在59,410美元到102,870美元之间的家庭。</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="group">group</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="average">average</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="twice">twice</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lowest">lowest</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="group">group</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lowest">lowest</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> $212,370 <span word="over">over</span> 17 <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="to">to</span> $490,830 <span word="for">for</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="earners">earners</span>.</p>
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