Why do feminists support daycare subsidies, but not direct tax credits to all parents?

And please don%26#039;t say, %26quot;for the economy%26quot;. The economy benefits when a person has a child. If a man works two jobs while she%26#039;s at home, the couple don%26#039;t get the Child and Dependent Care credit. If the man works the day shift, and the woman works on nights and weekends, they don%26#039;t get it. If the woman provides daycare out of her home, they don%26#039;t get it. And of course, if the woman or man is a primary caregiver, and the other spouse works one job, they don%26#039;t get it.

How is it %26quot;feminist%26quot; to spend literally BILLIONS of dollars to help people achieve the goal of using daycare? Why not scrap it and replace it with direct child tax credits to every parent, or every parent that is low-to-middle income? Currently, the %26quot;regular%26quot; child tax credit has shrunk while the %26quot;daycare only%26quot; credit has ballooned. So what%26#039;s stopping feminists from fighting for this?

Why do feminists support daycare subsidies, but not direct tax credits to all parents?

Sounds like a good idea to support day care and parents, regardless if it%26#039;s for single mothers, single fathers, or couples. I%26#039;d like to see day care and parental support for gay families and for families where the parents don%26#039;t want to marry, but that will be the day when people who are as old as our parents and grandparents support either of those types of families.

I%26#039;d like to point out that if the majority of households in the US are not made up of a married couple and children, with one partner working solely at home, then if feminists are focusing more on daycare, they are working towards helping the majority of families. But I agree, it would be also helpful to help all combinations of families, but it will be a long time until my gay friends with kids get any support for their children.

Why do feminists support daycare subsidies, but not direct tax credits to all parents?

I hate to make it sound so pithy, but basically the idea behind feminism is to give zero credit to the man and 100% credit to the woman. So, the idea behind daycare (to the feminists and radical feminists) is that it%26#039;s used by single mothers but since it%26#039;s not exclusively used by single mothers they can%26#039;t justify giving married couples tax breaks.

Did that even make sense?

Why do feminists support daycare subsidies, but not direct tax credits to all parents?

I couldn%26#039;t agree more. This gender spending chiefly benefits only one group: single women professionals with a child.

But single men who work and use daycare centres surely benefit too?

I%26#039;m only in favour of assisting low-income parents/families anyway. The ones who can afford to pay child-minding fees don%26#039;t need it.

Why do feminists support daycare subsidies, but not direct tax credits to all parents?

I don%26#039;t support either - feminists have many different political outlooks, including those who believe in no welfare state at all. If it was up to me, you wouldn%26#039;t even have paid daycare, let alone tax credits :-)

Why do feminists support daycare subsidies, but not direct tax credits to all parents?

can%26#039;t speak for feminists, but I don%26#039;t believe in any kind of monetary incentives to have kids. I think people that choose to have them should pay for their care and upkeep. That tends to weed out the people that shouldn%26#039;t be breeding in the first place.

And we wouldn%26#039;t be here in the form we are in - any of us - if nature had been any less ruthless. Why should human systems try to go against natural selection? Look at the damage that still nascent effort has already done.

And yeah. I have a kid and have raised other people%26#039;s kids.

Why do feminists support daycare subsidies, but not direct tax credits to all parents?

i think publicly funded daycare should be available to all who want it. it matters not if you are rich or poor, you still can send your kids to public school. many who can afford it choose private education, but they don%26#039;t have to. for low income families public schools are invaluable. why not extend those resources and standards to child care?

am i suggesting that daycare be mandatory for all? no. however, i know a few stay at home moms who don%26#039;t have a social support system that allows them to visit a doctor without children in tow. we need a system that is helpful to all.

Why do feminists support daycare subsidies, but not direct tax credits to all parents?

The theory behind it is that someone needs to care for the child while the parents are working. It is a necessary expense of working, like uniforms, tools, etc.

I don%26#039;t think we should be giving any credits to people to simply HAVE children. You wanted them, YOU support them. I have enough complaints about paying for public schools when I sent my children to private schools. But I guess they are a necessary evil.

EDIT:

No, I am not for a credit that subsidizes your CHOICE to stay home with your children. No one is GIVING anything to a childcare center, nanny, after school program, etc. It is a partial reimbursement for payment for the cost of child care for working parents. If you don%26#039;t pay it, you don%26#039;t need to be reimbursed for anything! The goal is not to subsidize child care centers. AGAIN: It is a necessary cost of working. Unless you want us to leave children home alone.

We always had too much income to be eligible to be reimbursed for our child care expenses.

Why do feminists support daycare subsidies, but not direct tax credits to all parents?

%26quot;Why not scrap it and replace it with direct child tax credits to every parent, or every parent that is low-to-middle income?%26quot;

Do you really imagine that some paltry direct child tax credit is going to make up for the need for a second salary to pay the bills? That must be SOME tax credit you%26#039;ve got in mind. $60,000 per year, huh? Wow.

Why do feminists support daycare subsidies, but not direct tax credits to all parents?

I hope those who make complaints about other people choosing to have children feel the same way when those children start subsidizing their Medicare and Social Security. I know they won%26#039;t. Instead, they%26#039;ll be among the first to have their hands out. Those children have every right to complain. Why should they want to help subsidize people who didn%26#039;t want their tax dollars to help pay to send them to school or for anything else that benefited them while they were growing up? Think about that the next time you complain.

Why do feminists support daycare subsidies, but not direct tax credits to all parents?

I don%26#039;t know how it works where you come from, but in Canada, both parents can claim a certain amount per child on their income tax return.