As Boulder parents face expensive child care options, new polling suggests cash incentives alone aren't enough to change minds about having kids.
Why it matters: The Trump administration has floated a $5,000 "baby bonus" to boost births, but just 4% of adults on the fence about parenthood nationwide say that money would sway them, per a new BabyCenter poll shared with Axios.
The intrigue: 9% of respondents said it would take at least $10,000 to persuade them to have kids, and 30% said it would take more than $25,000.
Zoom in: The average Colorado family spends almost $29,000 per year on child-rearing, per a recent Lending Tree study.
The proposed $5,000 "bonus" would be enough to cover a single year's food and health insurance premiums, according to the data.
Infant day care alone tops $19,500 annually for the average Colorado family.
