Children aren’t poor. Children have parents that are poor. Children do not have boot straps to pull on to hover about the room. A child’s future prospects depend on their education and nutrition. Children do not have the agency required to save themselves from hunger.

You are advocating rigging the game against children to keep the poors down. Society benefits from the investment put into its children, so society should for the bill. Its not only the ethical decision, it also pays dividends if you look notes then 4 years ahead.