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Originally Posted by ChinookDriver  The government should pay you a wage. The government.
Sorry, I'm still trying to wrap my head around that one.
Ignoring the numerous and obvious arguments to your idea, let's go with this: If the gov't were to pay moms I would assume there would also have to be regulation involved. Not just ANYONE could be approved or people would just pop out babies for money. (Much like some welfare recipients who DO get paid for children.)
In that case, there would have to be parent licensing requirements which would include a 10-year background check, educational prerequisites, an in depth and formal parent training program, and a mental evaluation before you were granted gov't approval to have a child.
After that, you would have to meet several "gates" in your child's development in order to continue gov't assistance. Gates might include ensuring your child passes standardized test, earns a specific GPA, is admitted to college, etc. Think of it as a "No Child Left Behind Act" on crack.
Actually, you may be on to something. This plan would reduce our massive population expansion and would increase the quality of children produced. I imagine though there would have to be some sort of disposal procedure for those who had children outside the gov't sponsored plan... |
I didn't say I had it all figured out! I know that it's a flawed plan with too many loopholes, but it'd be nice for those of us who take staying home seriously it'd be nice to get a little extra tax break or some kind of compensation. I don't do it for that reason, of course, but it'd be nice.
You're right though, there's no way to prevent crappy mothers from getting compensated too!
BTW- if they ever wanted to investigate me, put my kids through standardized tests, or put me through a rigorous screening process, I say bring it on!! My kids are smart, healthy, and well cared for!! But of course that's not the case for every child!