First, I boo boo'ed on the UCCB since that is only for folks with kids who are under the age of 6, so we will officially move Mary's birthday to January 1 2002. Thank you for pointing that out David.

Second, no I am not including Daycare or After school care costs, since that is not really part of my argument (the costs of Daycare and such is for another day to argue (especially how folks in Quebec get $9/day daycare)). You can argue this makes my scenario very artificial, I agree, however the point I am trying to make is how the tax system does not support single income families.

Keep reading folks, and keep commenting. --C8j