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[Tvoivozhd <tvoivozd AT infionline.net>]

Kathyann Natkie wrote:

> Toni Hawryluk wrote:
>  
>
> > > How about a less litigious society where a woman can bring her child to work 
> > > with her?
> > > Kathyann, who was lucky enough to have both worlds
> > >      
> > At what cost - to her, to her child/children,
> > to her ?spouse?, to her employer, to *other*
> > taxpayers .... ?
> >
> >    
> We already established the cost of a good childhood is priceless to
> society. Less costs overall from functional people. The question now is
> does that mean the state should take them earlier for a "early
> education" or society should include mothers with their children in our
> midst until the children are ready to be independent.
>
> Kathyann
>  
tvoivozhd "should" is meaningless---in today's society (and  tomorrow's 
too), mother doesn't stay home to watch and take care of the kids.  So 
who else can?---only the state.  With the U.S. in the identical position 
in this respect as was the Soviet Union, which established combination 
daycare centers and schools in residential neighborhoods---all with 
walking distance, a proven highly successful solution is the obvious one 
to follow---and it is equally obvious you can't turn the kids into the 
streets to fend for themselves.