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by dmd149
2298 days ago
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Claim 1: Parents have to put their 3 month old in daycare. My response to Claim 1: (Parents have options, one of them is daycare. Another is to have a parent stay at home with the child. Extended families can pitch in. Many range of options here. Those are just examples. Claim 2: The bottom 80% of Americans don’t have better options. My response to Claim 2: Not sure what better options you’re referring to or what evidence you’re providing to support that the bottom 80% (by income?) have no better options. Claim 3 (from your most recent comment): If you’re not making passive income, you’re worried. My response to Claim 3: Most families make something work without having passive income. One or both parents may have a normal job or jobs. |
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Assumes there are two parents in the household. For two-parent households, assumes it can cover its expenses from the labor of only one of them. This option also doesn't address the fact that taking an extended break from working often has a long-term effect on one's income and career; this could change if doing so was more normalized, particularly for men.
> Extended families can pitch in
Assumes parents have extended family, that its members live close enough to do the work of child care, assumes the extended family members (including grandparents) are not also working and therefore unavailable, assumes they are capable and willing to provide free child care.