I'm not a parent. Why is the state punishing my choices? </sarcasm>"Budget 2017 discriminates against every parent of young children who does not use day care."
Economic efficiency seems like a decent motive for state policy. From the state's perspective, why pay an unlicensed untrained parent to stay at home minding 1/2/3 children, when the state could pay a licensed professional to mind 6/7/8 children (freeing up 3/4/5 parents to contribute to today's economy)?Why should state policy drive childcare choices in a particular direction.
"Professional" childminders?...You're having a laugh, right?I'm not a parent. Why is the state punishing my choices? </sarcasm>
Economic efficiency seems like a decent motive for state policy. From the state's perspective, why pay an unlicensed untrained parent to stay at home minding 1/2/3 children, when the state could pay a licensed professional to mind 6/7/8 children (freeing up 3/4/5 parents to contribute to today's economy)?
To my mind, full time parenting is a luxury. If you want it, and you can afford it great, but the state shouldn't be subsidising it.
I'm not a parent. Why is the state punishing my choices? </sarcasm>
Economic efficiency seems like a decent motive for state policy. From the state's perspective, why pay an unlicensed untrained parent to stay at home minding 1/2/3 children, when the state could pay a licensed professional to mind 6/7/8 children (freeing up 3/4/5 parents to contribute to today's economy)?
To my mind, full time parenting is a luxury.
If you want it, and you can afford it great, but the state shouldn't be subsidising it.
"Professional" childminders?...You're having a laugh, right?
I don't think the state should be paying anything towards child minding. People get Children's allowance (which should be a tax credit at the lower rate, not a universal payment). That's more than enough. I have 4 kids. My brother who has none is already paying for their education, their health, their playgrounds etc. Why should he subsidise my childcare costs as well?
To my mind, "professional" means that there's a regulatory/professional body who can ban from your discipline for severe misconduct. By that definition, as a programmer, I'm not one."Professional" childminders?...You're having a laugh, right?
Who bans them?To my mind, "professional" means that there's a regulatory/professional body who can ban from your discipline for severe misconduct. By that definition, as a programmer, I'm not one.
A creche worker needs more vetting and formal qualification than a parent, they are subject to more scrutiny, and they can be banned for misconduct far more easily.
To my mind, "professional" means that there's a regulatory/professional body who can ban from your discipline for severe misconduct. By that definition, as a programmer, I'm not one.
A creche worker needs more vetting and formal qualification than a parent, they are subject to more scrutiny, and they can be banned for misconduct far more easily.
AGS (by revoking their vetting) or Tusla (by revoking their certifications).Who bans them?
What's your objection? Their collars are the wrong colour?By that yardstick, a nightclub bouncer is a "professional".
The term is thrown about by everyone. I don't like the distinction at all as it dates back to a time when it was considered vulgar for the upper classes to work but as long as they were in the Professions it was okay.AGS (by revoking their vetting) or Tusla (by revoking their certifications).
What's your objection? Their collars are the wrong colour?
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