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I'd rather have a waste of taxpayers money being spend on several hearing aids than parents not being able to afford the equipment needed for their child and therefore never get the support it needed enough to the point that it'll severely crippled their option in the future (like jobs for instance).
if it's already hard enough for me to get a job due to my disabilities despite being able to speak (and listen) reasonably well, imaging how much harder it is for person who only brought up on sign language.
I've known parents in America who couldn't afford the right equipment for their deaf child having to resort to sign language/home education on top of school (as well as dropping a year or two behind).
Taxpayers' money is there for a reason.