afr0byte
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It doesn't apply. Skateboarding isn't an integral part of society like families are.
Which do you think is a better solution: giving every skateboarder free helmets and kneepads so they don't get hurt, or telling them not to perform dangerous stunts with a skateboard?
Oh, I was just using Somalia as an example because it's been called a Libertarian paradise in the past.
No why the **** should my wife or I have to work in a factory just to take care of a child, it benefits you and society to have both of us working in well paying and educated jobs and having subsidized daycare than to have one of us work in a degrading job.
Do you not want white-collar workers? If even the most well payed can't afford it then you have an issue.
It doesn't apply. Skateboarding isn't an integral part of society like families are.
That's nonsense of which you should not partake.
Can those that don't have/want any kids get some love? We already subsidize the hell out of people having children. When am I going to get my "helping keep Earth's population in control" tax credit.
So is eating. Should all food be free?
I suppose you're against public education too?
Free? No, probably not. Subsidized to some extent? Yes.
Ha! I'm down with helping future generations but jeez...there's got to be some limit. The majority of my state taxes goes to funding school for 13 years including early start programs.Did someone hack your account? I never expected you to take this position.
Because we don't want to pay for your kids.
That's why.
If Day Care is subsidized, then it comes under the influence of the government. That means eventually the government will be have oversight into the whole concept. While daycare is a challenging proposition, it seems to me, the last thing we need is government influence on our children at an even earlier age.
Can those that don't have/want any kids get some love? We already subsidize the hell out of people having children. When am I going to get my "helping keep Earth's population in control" tax credit.
Ha! I'm down with helping future generations but jeez...there's got to be some limit. The majority of my state taxes goes to funding school for 13 years including early start programs.
There are SOME sacrifices parents need to make based on having a child.
Okay, how about cosmetic surgery? Should that be subsidized? Say I wanted to shave a little extra off my nose to make it more round.
Being more presentable could help me get a job, therefore I think it should be subsidized.
You pay for their education because it benefits you. You gain an advantage from living in a country with a well educated populace.
"It takes a village" will resonate with a lot of people, because it will become another "freebie" that they will no longer have to pay for. And they may not understand what that means, since it's become almost commonplace for some to expect the government to take care of them and their families these days! Sad... :wow:
Nope, it shouldn't. Physicists should be read, not seen, anyways (just a guess based on your info).
No why the **** should my wife or I have to work in a factory just to take care of a child, it benefits you and society to have both of us working in well paying and educated jobs and having subsidized daycare than to have one of us work in a degrading job.
I'm sorry if I offended you. The comment was not really intended to be a commentary on Somalia as it is today.
There is your answer. If you find your job "degrading" man up and get a better one.
Gimmie gimmie gimmie, hey pal. Go out and work for it like I did.
I am a bit confused with the story, They mention day care costing over $20,000 a year,Should we subsidize the cost of daycare? I was reading a Globe and Mail article (which I can't link to because of the 10 article limit) which talked about the cost of daycare. It was talking about how daycare can cost you 20,000$+ a year thus being a big hit to new families even those making 100,000$+. The couple in the article from Toronto said they spend 13$/day on daycare (fully licensed, nothing fancy daycare) for their child while parents in Quebec can register at government subsidized daycares for 7$/day and there is a waiting list. In France they subsidize daycare and it is means-tested with the lowest price being 50 cents and the highest I think was 13 euros, a day of course. I personally support subsidized daycare as it enables both parents to have successful careers but it is expensive and hard on even the most successful new families, it is not a case of parents that need to make more money or wait but it is just unaffordable and the price needs to be brought down. It also has the benefit of encouraging parents to have more children because they can afford to especially in Quebec where immigration is a problem. I support means-testing as it enables everyone to afford daycare and it avoids waiting lists but Quebec is a nice compromise between the two.
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