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> Fundamentally, I believe the US either needs to subsidize childcare directly We do this in America, although it’s through the back door in the form of genero
by wizerdrobe 3y ago
> Fundamentally, I believe the US either needs to subsidize childcare directly
We do this in America, although it’s through the back door in the form of generous tax credits. With two children we receive a fat tax refund every year. For those on the dole, solid increases in benefit allotments come for those with children.
- loeg 3y agoChild tax credits ($2000/yr below the income phaseout) are an order of magnitude smaller than childcare costs. GP is talking about fully subsidizing childcare costs. And, uh, the income phaseout impacts it too.