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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(132,743 posts) Tue May 13, 2025, 01:40 PM May 2025

It's not just more babies, Republicans are pushing idea one parent should ditch work and stay at home with the kids

The White House is working to adopt policies to allow Americans to have more babies, even as it cuts back on federally funded day care.

That’s because they want a stronger family unit, which they argue comes from one parent staying home.

White House staffers have discussed several options for encouraging parents to stay home with their children, three people who have been part of the discussions told The New York Times.

Ideas being discussed include giving families more money for each child they have, removing federal tax credits for day care, and opening up federal lands for home construction. Advocates argue that if families can spend less on housing, more of them will be able to live on a single income.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/not-just-more-babies-republicans-175910375.html

How about paying them a livable wage you fucking assholes?

Opening up federal lands for home construction? How long a commute will these people have? Have you seen the price of cars lately?

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It's not just more babies, Republicans are pushing idea one parent should ditch work and stay at home with the kids (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2025 OP

And that one parent will always be the mother. Ocelot II May 2025 #1

Everything except a living wage, affordable food, healthcare and housing ms liberty May 2025 #2

How will they do that if they don't make enough money? Meowmee May 2025 #3

Here. We'll give you a one-time, $5000 bonus to give up a full time income. CrispyQ May 2025 #4

that's how women end up in shelters Skittles May 2025 #5

Duh! ProfessorGAC May 2025 #6

They rolling out the IBLP fundamentalist shit again? flvegan May 2025 #7

Otherwise known as Every Man Gets a Slave policy Attilatheblond May 2025 #8

Here's some federal land - the Black Rock Desert in northwestern Nevada hatrack May 2025 #9

Ocelot II

(128,999 posts)

1. And that one parent will always be the mother.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Tue May 13, 2025, 01:41 PM

May 2025

ms liberty

(10,954 posts)

2. Everything except a living wage, affordable food, healthcare and housing

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Tue May 13, 2025, 01:48 PM

May 2025

Just like with guns - we gotta do everyfuckingthingelse EXCEPT stop the problem at the source.
Excuse me while I stomp my way offstage, cussing under my breath.

Meowmee

(9,212 posts)

3. How will they do that if they don't make enough money?

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Tue May 13, 2025, 01:50 PM

May 2025

CrispyQ

(40,662 posts)

4. Here. We'll give you a one-time, $5000 bonus to give up a full time income.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Tue May 13, 2025, 01:54 PM

May 2025

How about an economy for all & not one that just works for the top 1%?

Skittles

(169,486 posts)

5. that's how women end up in shelters

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Tue May 13, 2025, 01:54 PM

May 2025

cannot support themselves

ProfessorGAC

(75,838 posts)

6. Duh!

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Tue May 13, 2025, 02:01 PM

May 2025

If they reduce immigration (as they want) & one parent leaves the workforce, the available workforce goes down.
Companies would now have to pay MORE for work which either:
- Reduces profits which their rich donors won't like, or;
- Prices have to rise, triggering inflation which has been shown to be political death.
They don't understand basic economics nor can they analyze the history of such actions.
They think 2 dimensionally and aren't happy unless all their fantasies come true.
They won't be coming true.