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Originally Posted by GirlySports
I think in this case, it is good for the majority of people, two working parents who are paying $1000 for daycare. This is the main demographic who uses daycare. More people will be saving money than seeing an increase. Now it's down to $325 across the board for the basics but daycares can add to it, like extra for food or diapers.
Negatives, it is seen as a massive handout for the premium expensive daycares and killing local dayhomes.
Logic: If daycare is more affordable across the board than the 2nd parent can work more, instead of keeping their salary low to get a larger subsidy at a cheaper place.
High income earners are paying into the system that's subsidizing daycare, they could get the benefits too.
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So you don't have a problem with people who can absolutely afford it themselves with no negatives to their lives still getting subsidized, while people who can't afford it may now have to work an extra job to make ends meet? Wouldn't it make far more sense to have a cap on income for subsidies, and those dollars go to help the ones who actually need it?