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Originally Posted by indes
It is an interesting thought experiment to compare just giving out 1700$/child (under 5) to all parents vs putting it into daycare subsidy. It would open up the option for more people to be stay at home parents and still cover the higher earners who want to opt for daycare.
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Part of the benefit of the program is increased labour participation. The economy benefits by subsidizing people to work and loses out by subsidizing people to stay home.