thehatfox@lemmy.world to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 1 year agoParents forced to quit jobs as childcare costs soar to cover ‘free’ fundinginews.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square31fedilinkarrow-up1112arrow-down12
arrow-up1110arrow-down1external-linkParents forced to quit jobs as childcare costs soar to cover ‘free’ fundinginews.co.ukthehatfox@lemmy.world to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square31fedilink
minus-squareLath@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·1 year agoNow decide what’s important and stick to it.
minus-squareHeartyBeast@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoWe have. Hence the current expense of childcare. You could increase taxes to subsidise costs. But there are quite a few other services - health, education, adult and child social services also crying out for those funds.
minus-squareOsa-Eris-Xero512@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoAnd the lack of those other things exacerbates this one. It’s all the same problem, with the same solution.
minus-squareHeartyBeast@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year ago“Increase taxes substantially” as a one-size fits all solution always feels a bit unimaginative
Now decide what’s important and stick to it.
We have. Hence the current expense of childcare. You could increase taxes to subsidise costs. But there are quite a few other services - health, education, adult and child social services also crying out for those funds.
And the lack of those other things exacerbates this one. It’s all the same problem, with the same solution.
“Increase taxes substantially” as a one-size fits all solution always feels a bit unimaginative
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