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>Yes; a check in the mail does not raise a kid, parents do. But what a check in the mail can do is enable one of the parents to stay home and do the kidraising
by cookiecaper 11y ago
>Yes; a check in the mail does not raise a kid, parents do. But what a check in the mail can do is enable one of the parents to stay home and do the kidraising instead of having to seek another job so that the family can have heat in the winter. That's why it is useful.
Nobody does that any more.
- TeMPOraL 11y agoChecks in the mail or heating the apartment for winter? If the first, s/check in the mail/electronic transfer/; if the second, well, global warming and stuff...
- cookiecaper 11y ago>one of the parents to stay home and do the kidraising
- TeMPOraL 11y agoReplace that with one of the parents working less. Or in case of single-parent households, with the parent working two shifts instead of three. Additional income helps one redirect some time from work to children, in one way or another, and kids benefit from that time.
- cm2187 11y agoI can't talk for the US but in Europe at least, the image of blue collar workers working really long hours is more of a XIX century cliche. The vast majority of blue collar workers today work fixed hours, usually 35-38 hours a week, which is ample time to raise kids. It's not a matter of time spent. White collar workers are the one doing very long hours in modern societies. Though their kids somehow seem to still get better parenting.