Re: A new study shows daycare costs more than rent and mortgage in almost every state

On 5/18/2024 2:18 PM, Akidasar wrote:
> On 18 May 2024 18:02:01 GMT
> Cindy Hamilton <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
>> On 2024-05-18, Ed P <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> On 5/18/2024 11:22 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>>> On 2024-05-18, Ed P <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>> On 5/18/2024 7:33 AM, T wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Here is an idea.  One of you stay home and take care of the
>>>>>> house, the kids, and the finances.  The money you save
>>>>>> will surprise you how close it is to break even.  And
>>>>>> the quality of life will increase dramatically
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> We did that and you call me a fascist.   Would your leader Trump
>>>>> approve?
>>>>
>>>> The quality of life will increase dramatically if the wife does
>>>> not want to pursue a fulfilling career.
>>>>
>>>> If I'd stayed home and spent my time taking care of kids and the
>>>> house, I'd be an alcoholic now.
>>>>
>>>> Good thing I never wound up my biological clock.
>>>>    
>>>
>>> Being a mother is a fulfilling career.  Like every career choice,
>>> it is not for everyone.  You did what is best for you.
>>
>> All the women I've known have wanted a career outside the home.
>> Engineers, mathematicians, and computer programmers.  Most of them
>> also raised children, in partnership with their husbands.
>>
> 
> Anecdotes.
> 


Remember the days when a working class American family could actually 
survive with a single income. You know, before Reagan and trickle down 
economics. Back when corporate taxes were high enough that rather than 
stock buybacks, they would invest in research, building their business 
and making sure they took care of their employees, because the got tax 
breaks for those thing.