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Re:Investing in Mothers? The Long-Run Impact of a Universal ... by hdgvhicv on Wednesday September 09, 2026 @02:26PM (#49631290)
If it were more common than you’d have your Neighbours kid for a few hours while they have some sanity and vice versa.

This is a long way from 10 hours a day of outsourcing when the kid is only awake for 12 hours.

Childcare is for the benefit of the companies who can then extract value from more workers.

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Re:Investing in Mothers? The Long-Run Impact of a Universal ... by triceratops on Thursday September 10, 2026 @11:27AM (#49645397)
100% agree if you have suitable neighbors (parents with similar age children) this is an ideal arrangement. Not everyone is so lucky.
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Re:Investing in Mothers? The Long-Run Impact of a Universal ... by hdgvhicv on Friday September 11, 2026 @04:28AM (#49655190)
Because most nearby parents will be working 8 hours plus a day and shipping the kids to full time childcare

I was lucky with my kids, we don’t live somewhere like London, we could book 4 hour periods a couple of times a week and didn’t need two full time workers.

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