Which of the following would be better for America?

Question

1. Government subsidies to daycare centers.

2. A large tax credit for families with a stay-at-home parent.

Bill N : That's what the wife and I are doing.

Answer 1

How about if you need two incomes work two different shifts. That's how we did it "back in the day."

Edit: Good for you!

Answer 2

Number 2

Answer 3

Option C:

With the average American family currently loosing nearly 38.2% of their income to taxes, the best way to ensure that young children are properly cared for is to eliminate as many wasteful federal spending programs as possible and give all Americans a substantial tax break (say, a 50% reduction in their taxes).

With such a tax break, American families could afford for one parent to remain at home and care for the children.

By instituting a tax break instead of giving out "subsidies" (which are nothing more then wealth re-distribution programs) in which the majority of the funds are lost in the government bureaucracy, individual families would actually end up with more disposable income, and such a reduction would stimulate the economy, ensuring that the parent who continues working will likely receive a raise.

Answer 4

I would rather neither... It scares me that a tax credit could be used as a reason to not work and this would open loop holes to circumvent the intent of the tax credit for personal reasons.

Government subsidies to daycare centers would be preferrable but not very appetizing (unless the larger employers allowed and ran daycare facilities on the premises). Still, I don't really like either option.

Interesting question though (and its a fresh breath of air from the usual lib/con questions... thanks).

Answer 5

The tax credit for families with a stay-at-home parent would be a great choice! But there are thousands of single mothers who can't afford day care while they work. Of course the absent dads should be paying child support. Of course people should be married before having children, and stay married. Of course dads should not walk out on their families and responsibilities. But this is not the case for many single moms. We don't want to go back to the days of the single mom sitting on her behind, watching t.v. all day in the projects and making more babies. We need for these moms to continue to work and stay off the welfare rolls and become productive members of society.

Answer 6

I know I'll get a lot of thumbs down for this.. but it's a fact that children who attend daycare/pre-school perform better in school. I'm not saying that means the government should subsidize them.. but of the two options GIVEN option 1 would be better for the children in terms of education.


P.S. Shortbus.. I'm going to assume you picked Arkansas at random because actually we have the #1 rated pre-school system in America. We put $111 million dollars a year into our pre-k system and it is well used... our ABC schools (Arkansas Better Chance) truly are the cream of the crop.

Answer 7

Social programs waste taxpayer dollars. This is one of the main reasons the country has been in debt since the end of the Andrew Johnson administration. Sadly, people depend on it instead of themselves. As a whole, we are not ready to cut the umbilical cord from the government.

Answer 8

The tax credit, to the extent that it doesn't exceed the amount paid in income taxes. However, the credit should be universally applied and not target one specific group.

Tax cuts are always beneficial, while government subsidies always promote inefficiency.

Answer 9

Neither.

Unless there is an Article in the Constitution or in the Amendments that states that it is the federal government's duty to subsize and encourage Americans to have children, then I don't see why the federal government should involve itself at all.

Answer 10

which one would be cheaper for the government.
how about
3) neither
these are the reasons why the government is in multi billion dollar debt. not because of low taxesbut pointless use of money

Answer 11

#1
Because families with stay at home parents don't have to pay for child care but there will always be families that need the Government's help.

That is a fact and will always be as long as we live under thumb of capitolism, and Christ said that if a man steals your shirt, offer him your jacket also.

Before I go I must remember Princess Di on this, the 10 year anniversary of her untimely death.

May we learn from her life.

It is a Christian act to help the elderly, sick and poor.

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