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General Parenting Discussion
Reply to "NYT: Forget Pancakes. Pay Mothers."
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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]That approach won’t work. But a significantly increased tax credit or stipend per young child (0-5) based on need beyond the poverty level might work. Of course, it might also create a perverse incentive to have more babies. A possible solution might be a cap on benefits. The reality is most sahms don’t need to be paid. Heck, many have hired help. [/quote] So why not look at models in every other developed country? It's not about paying women to clean their own houses; it's about providing support to families based on the belief that caring for children and family, especially in the very early years, is important to society and that work has value. This support could be needs-based or use some other cap since, this is the United States after all, and we would apparently rather everyone suffer than accept the idea that a small percentage of people might "take advantage" of the system. [/quote]
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