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So basically a return to what was the norm from ~300,000 years ago until 1975? Sound the alarms.
by transcriptase 8mo ago
So basically a return to what was the norm from ~300,000 years ago until 1975?
Sound the alarms.
- darkwater 8mo agoWe can all go nomad and berry-picking anytime, then.
- throwaway9e9t 8mo agoWe also had slavery, no advanced medicine, no education for most people, and an average lifespan of about 30. Amazing how selective nostalgia can be. Letting the other 50% of the population make the same life choices is a good idea in my opinion.
- exitb 8mo agoLetting someone make free life choices is good. Disincentivizing not working isn't. It's a reasonable choice for one adult in a family to not work, especially if their earnings don't exceed the costs incurred by having both adults at work. We shouldn't set up our societies in a way to forces people to work even if it makes no financial sense.
- bsimpson 8mo agoThe people who wrote the policy presumably want both parents to be able to work. It's the main reason to make childcare free.