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Tax paid-Childcare is the biggest win win win. Your laborers are working which is good for GDP. They are taxed. The laborers are earning experience which produ
by resource_waste 2y ago
Tax paid-Childcare is the biggest win win win.
Your laborers are working which is good for GDP. They are taxed. The laborers are earning experience which produces some sort of multiplier of efficiency.
For the right: More workers are good for economies
For the left: More workers leaving the home mean higher social/political awareness and education. More children getting preschool/pre-k education.
For the children: I cannot tell you how many times I've heard things like, "My kid doesnt talk" or some other delay, only to find out they have been at home spending all day with a parent for years. I've further seen this as my 3rd child pretends to be the same age as my 2nd child, speech and physical abilities.
The worst thing is having a person stay at home for 5 years, watching a single child.
- dagw 2y agoWhile I'm certainly pro free childcare, it is worth noting that even countries with both free child care and generous paternity leave, like Sweden, still have very low birth rates. So while these things are probably good in themselves, they are no guarantee that they'll significantly improve brith rates.
- s1artibartfast 2y agoI agree that in general, there can be economic benefits to specialization of labor. However, I also think there is deep hesitancy and real risks when domestic work to a government entitlement. I would also think that if the left makes inducing "higher social/political awareness" a primary goal, the proposal would be dead on arrival.