I extend this same thinking to homeschooling. I know many bright, well educated, home schooled individuals that save the US tax payers $200k to teach their kids

I extend this same thinking to homeschooling. I know many bright, well educated, home schooled individuals that save the US tax payers $200k to teach their kids themselves. I think the benefit of a stay-home parent is just too abstract or far off to ever get support in economic policy. We know that children with a stay at home parent do better in all areas of life. But if the "traditional values" party isn't talking about supporting stay at home parents now, I'm not sure why they would ever start.