I understand the idea that smaller families are subsidizing larger families, but then, is there anything in this world where somebody isn’t subsidizing someone else? You can’t really get away from it. “Fair” in the strict sense of the word doesn’t exist. The other thing you could look at is, if you’re raising a larger family the right way, then that family will have a lot more to give back to society and the economy than a smaller family or an individual. Not that they’re better…there are just more of them. As far as family memberships go, the business decision might be do we make it affordable for the family or do we risk not having any of that family become a member?

On a vaguely related note, I also don’t think it’s fair to charge the same amount for “family” memberships, insurance coverage, etc. regardless of family size. Yes, we benefit from it since we have a large family, so I probably shouldn’t complain. That being said, it costs a lot more to insure my family than it does a family that has just one child, yet we both pay the same amount. This means that smaller families are essentially subsidizing larger families, such as mine. That doesn’t sounds fair to me despite the fact that it benefits us.