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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wow the lack of understanding of reality to some people is amazing. As if it's just as simple as 'a parent stays home'.

In a system with no real universal pensions, no universal health care, no paid parental leave, massive student loan debt do you can have a chance at success, the assumption that anyone can 'just make it work' is so beyond naieve.

Also, having lived in 'high tax europe' there is something to be said for how they do it.  Childcare, maternity leave, part time career paths all help families of every status 'make it work'.

Also dc doesn't require anyone partake in this. Don't want to?  Don't. It's a great option. I'd rather save $24k a year to help my child pay for college than another year of preschool. [/quote]

Which poster has reduced it to a parent stays home? I'm one who said it solves the wrong problem. The problem is not just that you cannot afford childcare. The problem is that you can't afford all of your basic choices without sacrificing something. Maybe you want to work - that's great. But you clearly can't afford to pay childcare to make that happen. That's not okay. Giving you free childcare fulfills the need YOU want, but it also solves a problem with something that doesn't work for me. I don't WANT free childcare, which means making the only choice to make ends meet, which keeps me away from my kids for 50 hours a week or so. I also can't afford all of my basic choices, either. I would like to choose to scale back my hours so that my child is not in a daycare / "preschool" setting for 8-10 hours every day. i would like that 24K you're getting in free "preschool" to pay for a nanny, or in a tax break so that I can scale back my hours. Hell, my husband's income is not a ton higher than that. I'd love to get a 24K tax break so that one of us could stay home. Why do you get childcare and I don't get what I need for my family? [/quote]

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