Just thought about something.
The government spends about $38-40 per day for their $7 dollar a day dare care service. In other words, it costs $45 a day to operate a day care in reality - I'm charging $40 so I'm in the ball park with no subsidy. People can receive a tax credit so in a way we're still subsidized.
Anyway.
It occured to me. Wouldn't it serve families (and society at large) better to send a $45 dollar check per day to keep mothers (or fathers) home to raise their children? Isn't the home the best "day care?"
Heaven forbid you give individuals money in their hands.
But we like to spend on lavish programs run by the state. Sorta like how we wasted $125 million big ones on "improving self-esteem" in hopes of stemming the high drop out rates.
High drop rates are at an all-time high despite its good but misdirected intentions.
During my active years in child protection I often felt that a little financial help for the family could have prevented a placement in foster care...but it could not be done.
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ReplyDeleteAnd if the state split families for a lack of money that's a tragedy.
Which points to the overall point I try to make: That's how government can sometimes control too many facets of our lives. It's super they want to help and people are willing to give their time to that end but when the state prevents logical decisions that people freely decide upon, that's wrong.
Too many "that's" in there.
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