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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]
"Affordable" is a code word for cheap, isn't it?

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Me again. Can we please define "affordable" with actual numbers? Or how do you know what anyone is talking about? Or are numbers irrelevant, as long as you're getting government subsidies?
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no, because costs are relative to COL.  But I definitely think percentage of income is a good way to gauge affordability on a case by case basis-maybe a sliding income scale, like FCPS does with SACC.[/quote]
[b]Who would the difference be paid by?[/b]  Not a great example but If your day care costs $100 a week but your percentage says you pay $60, who pays the $40?[/quote]
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The government. And before anyone protests, I'll point out that we have a consumer economy, and [b]increasing the spending money of working people is maybe the number one way to stimulate our economy[/b]. Subsidizing childcare would enable more people to work, thereby improving productivity, and also mean people who are already working will be able to buy more goods.

It's not only a compassionate way to treat families, it also benefits the economic state of the nation as a whole. It's a great investment.[/quote]

I don't disagree with you on this point. Raising the minimum wage would result in the same thing, too. But where does the money come from for the government to pay for the subsidies? We are already drowning in debt.[/quote]

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