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Originally Posted by RougeUnderoos
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?
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Those are weird slippery slopes for the socialist set. I've never quite got it.
Moms should be encouraged to work. Except for mat leave. Take a kid 1 year old. On friday the only place he should be is with mom. On Monday he's better off in state institutions so mom can work?
The school argument I get. The difference is in instruction. the assumption is everyone in school needs to learn certain things and only teachers can teach this. Maybe that's crap, I dunno.
But how do you extend that? Should 3 year olds have a cirriculum? 1 year olds? Maybe we should ditch parents altogether. It's close to the point now where most women HAVE to work because we pay so much tax. A little nudge and we can remove all choice completely.
I'd like to see more women have a choice. Work or not based on their individual choice and circumstances. The government should support that - not make the choice for them.