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The solution proposed is that the Federal government intervene in subsidizing child care. I disagree. Because Federal intervention comes with caveats to shape
by hermannj314 3y ago
The solution proposed is that the Federal government intervene in subsidizing child care.
I disagree. Because Federal intervention comes with caveats to shape the image of the "noble poor" Federal intervention is a trojan horse to create a dependence on them. Don't take their poisoned charity.
I feel like the chasm between a work-at-home mid-west farm family, a single mother raising a kid in a metropolis, and a dual-income SV couple with an au pair have very little in common.
Federal intervention fails not because of a lack of empathy but because our regional cultures and beliefs play a significant role in the sacrifices and choices that shape how we think our kids should be raised.
Stop letting Washington raise our children as if all 350 million of us were a monolith of shared values.
- asylteltine 3y agoIf childcare is too expensive for someone, maybe they shouldn’t have children? Just a thought.
- hermannj314 3y agoHow do you implement this as a policy or political belief? When we were having our 2nd kid, there were complications that killed my daughter and almost killed my wife. The trauma caused us to need to move closer to family and I went several months without a job. We relied on family to help us pay bills. Should we have lost our first kid because we didn't think things through and plan enough financially? I didn't consider when I had my first kid that several years later I would be dealing with trauma that would derail my life and career. Everyone seems happy now and we have money, but your point is that I should have never started a family at all since I did have a period of time where "childcare was too expensive"?