One government program that will actually help your kid

Opening a savings account for my 11 month-old son was easier than opening one for myself. And his was funded with a free $1,000 to start.
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Opening a savings account for my 11 month-old son was easier than opening one for myself. And his was funded with a free $1,000 to start. As a statistician, I have spent much of my career telling people that government programs almost never work as advertised. The incentives are always wrong, the paperwork is overwhelming, and the data, viewed properly, hardly ever backs up the press releases.
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- Opening a savings account for my 11 month-old son was easier than opening one for myself. And his was funded with a free $1,000 to start.
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- 1 outlet, average source rating 7.0/10.
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One government program that will actually help your kid
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