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Originally Posted by crazy_eoj
You're missing the point.
It doesn't matter how much they are getting back if they don't have a job, or hope to grow a business, etc. The data is clear that child care costs are NOT what is making the birth rate fall, it's the poor economic outlook.
Until we remove the barriers to economic growth the subsidy for daycare is irrelevant.
Lower the tax burden for job creators. Get a pipeline built. Stand up for Alberta's economic interests. Stop piling on debt/future taxes without reason.
Those are the things that will help families the most.
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I wonder where our future job creators come from, I generally assume they have to be born or come into the country.
It’a also worth point out that your assertion of the bolder above is wilfully ignorant of the connection between the two. The poor economic outlook means people cannot afford childcare, making childcare affordable is a very valid way of solving that problem in part. You’re presenting a catch 22 in which there is no way to justify having the childcare burden reduced. “We don’t need a subsidy because we need to focus on improving the economy first” becomes “We don’t need a subsidy because the economy is good enough for people to afford childcare.”
The “clear” answer is that this subsidy would help families right now, when they need it most.