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[quote=Anonymous]I do not support paying someone to take care of their own kids.  This makes absolutely zero sense to me on any level and there isn't a single argument on this thread that is convincing.

You *volunteer* to raise your kid when you decide to have one.  No one owes you any salary to do it.  Nanny's and daycares get paid for their labor because it's not their kid(s).  The parents need care for a limited number of hours per week and they pay for it.  A SAHP is not paying anyone else to do the care, therefore, they are keeping that money they would otherwise pay.  They don't get double.

As a few PPs have pointed out, the only thing SAHPs do that other parents don't do is a limited amount of childcare during the week.  Everything else working parents do also (childcare when not at work, cooking, cleaning, etc.).  Families with SAHPs and dual-income families both can outsource other things as well.  Since I don't have a cleaning woman, are you going to pay me to clean my house? Absurd.[/quote]

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