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"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 increasing the spending money of working people is maybe the number one way to stimulate our economy. 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]

How is the separation of infants from their parents compassionate?

Have you lost your marbles?

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Well, ideally we'd also have up to a year of paid family leave, so we wouldn't be separating infants from their families. But as it stands now, there are a lot of families in which both parents have to work to keep a roof over their heads and food on the table, and the only child care they can afford is substandard.

Don't use expensive child care as a stick to force women to stay home; offer family leave as a carrot to entice parents to stay home.[/quote]

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