Reply #64: You can't enforce this theory evenly

[nini]

There's still going to be disparity from the one income family with the working person being a software programmer vs the household provided for by a guy who works at the local warehouse. Do we pay a warehouse worker 60K? Why should anyone go to school? Should a warehouse worker make a living wage - absolutely, but there are differences in salary based on knowledge of the job etc that belong in place also.


Of course we all want this perfect 50s world where only one parent would have to work - but it's not realistic to reward the perfect family while single parents are hurting. It's not fair to those who choose not to have children to have to balance salaries out for those who do.

I was raised by just my mom after my parents divorced. I raised my son by myself. Why the hell should the couple next door with 3 kids get some kind of compensation so one of them can stay home when so many others don't fall into a category where this is possible? I'm sorry but having children carries many responsibilities and sacrifices - all of which need to be considered before decided to bring them into th world.


By the way.. .My mom did a hell of a job on her own. There were six of us - 5 have college degrees and teh other was in Vietnam and has worked for Texaco for over 30 years.

It's not the number of parents - it's the quality of those parents. Allowing one of them to stay home does not guarantee the nurturing kids need.

If the world was perfect, this would be a great idea. It's not and it's unfair to those who are not in 2 parent households or not with kids at all to compensate those who choose to have kids.