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Dredly t1_j6f2dly wrote

Reply to comment by Azulmariposa99 in Universal Childcare for Pennsylvanians— and everyone in the US by Existing-Papaya-8643

How much would this stipend be?

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Azulmariposa99 t1_j6f2zmr wrote

Not sure. I’m not a political expert. Just throwing an idea out there.

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Dredly t1_j6f61u5 wrote

We did this before in the 80's/90's... the "Stipend to stay at home mothers" was called Welfare, they received preferential treatment in public / subsidized housing and vouchers, free food via WIC, monthly payments in cash, free medical coverage etc

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It basically failed society because instead of empowering women to have skills and gain experiences that could be marketed, they more or less became dependent to remain low income (or lose housing) and have more children to increase income.

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I'm not saying there shouldn't be a much better program then what we have now... but paying people to have kids and stay home historically has not worked well in the US

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