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Interesting second order affect: lack of childcare -> smaller available labor pool -> disproportionate difficulty hiring in childcare (because it doesn't pay w
by rossdavidh 5y ago
Interesting second order affect:
lack of childcare -> smaller available labor pool -> disproportionate difficulty hiring in childcare (because it doesn't pay well) -> continued lack of childcare
We could actually be looking at a bistable system, in which (because childcare jobs are towards the bottom end of the pay spectrum) you don't get available childcare unless you have surplus labor, and until you have available childcare you will have a labor shortage.
The solution would be the pay more for childcare, but that money has to come from somewhere, and a lot of people who require it cannot pay a lot more. A conundrum...
- fragmede 5y agoIf only there were some sort of system, by which the richest people would give money to some sort of a shared pool, and the money in that pool could be given out to pay of childcare. It's pretty out there, I know!
- rossdavidh 5y agoYeah, crazy talk...
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- washadjeffmad 5y agoHeck, or they could just fund the DoD budget exclusively from the top marginal tax rate because that's who's profiting off war anyway.
- yardie 5y agoYou could almost say that reliable childcare is necessary infrastructure as bridges and highways are. Almost.
- TheSocialAndrew 5y agoWe could always invite in more au-pairs using the J1 visa. Many au pairs end up taking up college here and switch to an F1 visa. This system is tested and works well.
- Beldin 5y agoSomehow I don't think it's jobs that pay enough to afford an au pair that have trouble recruiting.