Taxpayer-paid babysitting is bad for kids, moms and American families

“Feminism changed the way women thought, and it changed the way men thought, but the problem is, it didn’t change the attitudes of babies at all,” said my mother, Phyllis Schlafly. I’m so lucky that my mom puts her babies first. In the 1960s and 1970s, a new ideology was in vogue: Women do not need or want either men or babies. Phyllis Schlafly lived a fulfilling life focused on her husband and children; This was in stark contrast to the idea that single women were happier alone.

I’m so glad she put babies at the center of the conversation, because as her child, I was the beneficiary of her putting babies first.

The current birth shortage is not due to a lack of government money; It stems from a culture that tells young women to prioritize their careers and that men are expendable. Today, 40% of births in the United States occur without the assistance of marriage. And marriage is definitely a benefit for the child. The most privileged group in America is children growing up with married parents. These children are more likely to finish school, get a job, earn more money, be happier and healthier, and also start families of their own.

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Solid families should be celebrated, not punished economically due to bad tax policies. A real choice for mothers is the choice to raise their own children rather than bowing to the economic and social pressures that would have to send them to institutional nurseries. Mothers should never be financially penalized for raising their own children.

Babies were always a top priority for Phyllis Schlafly. He especially loved talking to babies. Whenever he saw a baby or toddler in public, he would immediately engage in active conversation with the child. Today, face-to-face communication has been replaced by digital interactions and the number of words spoken daily has decreased. Texting is a poor substitute for talking! In order for babies to develop speech, they need to hear a wide variety of words, especially the tone and inflection of their own mother’s voice. Institutional day care cannot provide the same lively, nurturing chatter from a mother.

Phyllis Schlafly rightly saw that feminist ideology devalued motherhood. She started accepting the Full-Time Housewife of the Year award to honor women who put their babies first. Phyllis asked: Would you rather be in an office instructed by a boss or run your home from your own kitchen? She rejected the phrase “working mothers” to describe working women because, in her words, “all mothers work all the time.”

The concept of taxpayer-funded day care for young children reflects a misunderstanding of who is responsible for their care. Young children want and need their parents to look after them, not a nanny state. Government welfare programs encourage family disintegration by causing mothers to seek government support rather than paternal support. Subsidized day care can weaken the family unit by reducing the provider’s role in the home. Americans are considering whether it is wise policy to encourage mothers to leave their babies to government employees. What most mothers desire in paid work is to work from home or work a flexible schedule that allows them to prioritize their family.

At Eagle Forum we believe in public and private virtue; This means taxpayers’ money needs to be spent wisely and families need to have control over their own homes. If Congress really wants to help families, it should increase the dependent deduction on income taxes. These savings will directly benefit families without the need for taxpayer money to be routed through a government intermediary.

Here’s who’s losing out on taxpayer-paid babysitting:

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child loses Because what the child wants most is mother’s care, not nursery. Day care may be expensive, but maternal care is priceless.

mother loses Because no one cares about his child more than him. The day care worker can never be emotionally invested in the child’s well-being.

Day care workers are losing Because wages are still low. Increasing the supply of day care will not increase workers’ wages.

Taxpayers are losing because when the government pays, prices go up (as we see with the ever-increasing prices of college education and healthcare). Subsidies will enable nursery businesses to increase their prices without losing customers.

Stay-at-home mothers are losing Because they choose to stay at home and raise their own children, they cannot receive any assistance. They resisted social pressure to return to paid work and place their children in institutional baby care.

But there are some winners in taxpayer-paid babysitting:

Nursery bureaucrats won because they can expand their business model. As with education, additional government funding usually goes to management rather than workers. The industry will move towards larger, corporate services rather than supporting small, family-run nurseries.

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Politicians are winning Pretending to give people money.

No job is more vital than motherhood. We honor all mothers who choose this important work.