We bitch and moan a lot about the labor shortage (we can even blame the daycare shortage on it) but then turn around and say "there's no goddamn way I'm paying for someone's daycare so they can go to work".
If we want people working, which we do, we might have to pony up a little so their kids are looked after.
Somebody else mentioned this but I don't know that anyone responded -- we pay for school and nobody complains, but we won't pay for daycare. Why not? Take a kid that is 5 years old right now. On Friday he was in daycare (paid by mom and dad). Tomorrow he's in kindergarten (thanks, Alberta!).
What's the difference?
They probably couldn't have come up with a worse example than the woman they put in this article though. My guess is she's friends with the reporter. And talk about minimum wage -- the woman is making 60 grand a year (before taxes) and paying 36 grand for daycare. What is she clearing after that? 10 or 12 grand a year? Stay home. Give the spot to someone who needs it.
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