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In a world where the idea of common sense often seems more rare than a unicorn that can do your taxes, some cities have taken a radically ordinary step: they’ve decided to fund child care by raising taxes. Yes, in an age where some folks would rather fund a project on how turtles wear top hats, these pioneers have bravely chosen to invest in something that might, just might, support the future of human civilization. Shocking, I know.
The Breakdown:
- They’re Using Taxes for Actual Benefits:
- Hold the press and maybe sit down for this: taxes being used for something directly beneficial like child care? What a concept! It’s almost as if taxes are meant to be used for communal benefits. Crazy talk, I tell you.
- Hold the press and maybe sit down for this: taxes being used for something directly beneficial like child care? What a concept! It’s almost as if taxes are meant to be used for communal benefits. Crazy talk, I tell you.
- Parents Experiencing Life Changes:
- Parents are actually saying that free child care has changed their lives. Imagine that! It’s almost as if not spending half your paycheck on child care might actually make life a bit easier. Next, you’ll tell me that people enjoy breathing air.
- Parents are actually saying that free child care has changed their lives. Imagine that! It’s almost as if not spending half your paycheck on child care might actually make life a bit easier. Next, you’ll tell me that people enjoy breathing air.
- Cities Voting for Their Wallets – And their Sanity:
- People in these cities actually voted to raise their own taxes. It’s like voting for someone to punch you in the face, except this time, instead of a black eye, you end up with happier families. Masochism at its finest.
- People in these cities actually voted to raise their own taxes. It’s like voting for someone to punch you in the face, except this time, instead of a black eye, you end up with happier families. Masochism at its finest.
- Officials Pulling a Fast One:
- Those sneaky city officials managed to convince people that good child care is worth investing in. What will they do next, suggest improving public transportation? The audacity!
- Those sneaky city officials managed to convince people that good child care is worth investing in. What will they do next, suggest improving public transportation? The audacity!
- The Icing on the Cake – More Jobs:
- Providing child care isn’t just good for parents; it also creates jobs. That’s right, folks, more jobs created by government spending. Take a minute to let the absurdity of that sink in.
- Providing child care isn’t just good for parents; it also creates jobs. That’s right, folks, more jobs created by government spending. Take a minute to let the absurdity of that sink in.
The Counter:
- What About the Childless People?:
- Oh, think of the poor souls who don’t have kids! Why should they pay taxes for other people’s rugrats to get educated and cared for? It’s almost as if we live in a society or something…
- Oh, think of the poor souls who don’t have kids! Why should they pay taxes for other people’s rugrats to get educated and cared for? It’s almost as if we live in a society or something…
- The Horror of Raised Taxes:
- The Slippery Slope:
- Today it’s child care, tomorrow, who knows? Health care? Clean water? An environment that isn’t a toxic waste dump? Watch out, it’s a slippery slope to actual civilization!
- Today it’s child care, tomorrow, who knows? Health care? Clean water? An environment that isn’t a toxic waste dump? Watch out, it’s a slippery slope to actual civilization!
- Dependency! Oh, no!:
- Providing child care might make people think they can rely on the government for help. Before you know it, citizens will start expecting the government to actually function. The nerve!
- Providing child care might make people think they can rely on the government for help. Before you know it, citizens will start expecting the government to actually function. The nerve!
- It’s Just Too Simple:
- Solving problems with straightforward solutions is just too simple. We need more convoluted plans with higher overhead and less effectivity. That’s the American way!
- Solving problems with straightforward solutions is just too simple. We need more convoluted plans with higher overhead and less effectivity. That’s the American way!
The Hot Take:
Alright, gather around for the masterpiece solution here. If you want to truly fix society, start by treating children like the future they actually are. Crazy, I know, but maybe, just maybe, investing in the next generation with things like education, health care, and, yes, child care, could build a better world. But hey, that’s just the liberal in me talking; making sense with money and policy—what a lofty, novel concept!
Source: These cities raised taxes — for child care. Parents say the free day care ‘changed my life’
