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State subsidized child care
NightmarePatrol:
This article I found interesting because the implications are more far reaching for a large chunk of the states population. While some of the people have family the could fall back on to take care of the kids during the day many others do not. Anybody here familiar with the situation at hand or know someone who is impacted by this?
TiFeMb:
It's the result of an economy based on both parents working to barely make ends meet. I have worked myself to the bone to provide for my family while Mrs.TiFeMb stays at home with the kids - a full time job I might add.
And I am lucky to have a job in IT. In most places around this country, you just can't survive on $40k a year any more and live in a decent neighborhood. Trust me, outside of Crawford County the housing costs get steep. In most places I have lived down here you can't get an apt for under $1000, unless you're packing & have no regard for your kids safety or quality of schools.
God forbid you are a single mom and trying to make it. There has to be a fundamental change in the way we look at child rearing because a lot of our problems are caused by absent parents that have no choice but to work just to put food on the table.
And now these idiots are withholding money that directly affects these kids but they can give out billions & trillions to people who have never missed a meal in their life.
At the very least there should be a way for a mom to stay home until the kids are in school full time.
I'm working on cutting back on my swearing, even typing it, but I am mad.
Spicoli:
God forbid people look at their financial situation before hand to see if they can even afford to have kids!
bighair80s:
tife, here is an interesting article. i think it addresses many of your points and expresses many of the ones i am inept to explain.
( Minogue is retired Emeritus Professor of Political Science at the London School of Economics.) not a partisan hack piece at all. it is a bit long, 8 pages, but it is fascinating.
http://www.articlearchives.com/government/elections-politics-campaigns/849495-1.html
this is the wrong article, i can not find the one i intended to post. this is a good one, but not the one i meant to post... i will try to find... dang it.. ::)
TiFeMb:
Quote>>>> God forbid people look at their financial situation before hand to see if they can even afford to have kids! <<<<It's much deeper than that. I agree that there are a lot of people who probably don't need to have kids but that is a separate philosophical discussion about sterilizing stupid people. :what: seriously, it's hard to raise kids even if you 'think' your finances are in order. Day care sucks & is expensive. Food like doubled over the last year, and as previously stated, rent OR a a mortgage in a decent school district will set you back FAR more than Dave Ramsey's recommended 25%.
Again, society has been based for too long on the 2 income paradigm. Mrs.TiFeMb just got a job & will start in 2 weeks. That will make a HUGE difference, even though I have had a benefit paying professional job for thet need to past 20+ years (I started when I was 4 ;) )
I need to read that article but I need to sleep...
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