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CrispyQ

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8. State provided child care would go a long way to making families more secure.

Sat Jan 12, 2013, 11:36 AM

Jan 2013

I have no idea how much it costs to send a child to daycare. My neighbors across the street are brand new parents. She goes back to work in two weeks - she only had six weeks off! Her baby is going to daycare. My understanding is that infant care is even more expensive.

Government should help the citizens. I believe these things should be provided for all citizens at no cost:

Three hots & a cot
Healthcare
Child/elder care
Education

And no more for-profit prisons.

I saw a documentary on Denmark a few years ago. It had been recently voted as 'happiest country.' Yes their taxes were high, but the benefits they got in return were incredible! I wish more right-wingers would give Michael Moore's movie "Sicko" a chance. It was eye-opening how poor our health system is compared to other western countries. When you realize that the people in his movie are ones WITH health insurance, it's a stunning revelation of our perverted priorities.

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Another place where $$$$$$$$$ = Misery . orpupilofnature57 Jan 2013 #1

Instead of the CDC (or in the past few years, the administration itself) telling workers to stay Brickbat Jan 2013 #2

go back one step further pasto76 Jan 2013 #6

Even with paid sick leave, many workers come in sick. hay rick Jan 2013 #3

State provided child care would go a long way to making families more secure. CrispyQ Jan 2013 #8

Well, this is America, after all, not some first world country. Can't expect valerief Jan 2013 #4

Just finsihed Kitchen Confidential, a memoir by a chef. wildeyed Jan 2013 #5

this isnt corporate conspiracy; this is american tough guy bullshit pasto76 Jan 2013 #7

I had a doctor at a Walgreens wellness clinic tell me once intheflow Jan 2013 #9

There is some ignorance displayed in your story tavalon Jan 2013 #11

I also work with PTO. intheflow Jan 2013 #13

My office gets 4 weeks of personal-time-off each year and people STILL come to work sick prole_for_peace Jan 2013 #10

I'm not sure how much I get because when our census is down, tavalon Jan 2013 #12