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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As someone who wanted to SAH and arranged my life in such a way to do that, I definitely don’t want to pay higher taxes to pay for other women to have free childcare and year long paid maternity leaves! Yes SAH is my choice, but why does my family have to pay another family’s daycare and long maternity leave?[/quote]

I would argue it's the same consideration as public schools - plenty of people pay property taxes that go towards paying for the schooling of other people's children. We decided that an educated population is a public good. [/quote]

Education is primarily funded at the local level giving citizens the ability to choose form a variety of taxing schemes and funding mechanisms. That you can move to Texas or Wyoming where tax policy is more aligned with your personal views is an important societal outlet. That’s not what people are pushing here. [/quote]

Where and how childcare is funded is a tangential discussion. All states have compulsory schooling requirements paid by taxes. I am sure something similar in terms of fundingcan be put in place for childcare. I agree that it should be implemented at the local level rather than federal. 
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Its not tangential if 90% of it is being funded by the federal government. Whereas with schools, the local tax base determines both the cost and quality of the schools.[/quote]

Again, the discussion is whether we as a society should provide certain social benefits, not how. [/quote]

The how predicates the answer. No I do not want to fund extraneous social benefits that raise my federal taxes and provide no further benefits to myself or my family - just takes money for our pocket.

Police, fire, roads, health insurance, military are a common good. Susan sitting at home making formula at 3PM is not.[/quote]

F*** you, I've got mine![/quote]

Nope, I [i]paid[/i] for mine. Time for you to do the same. [/quote]

I paid for mine too, thanks. Sounds to me like you lack the self-awareness and empathy to recognize that if a few things hadn't bounced your way, you'd be in the same boat as the hypothetical Susan you loathe.[/quote]

Bounced my way? Nope. Making calculating decisions and planning for the family you want to have isn't luck. If you just randomly pop out three kids and expect the rest of taxpayer society to pay for them - [i]you[/i] are the problem.[/quote]

Born on third base thinking they hit a triple. Not an ounce of self-awareness. Sheesh.[/quote]

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