Well, I wish all the moms who subscribe to these disingenuous undercover political rags would read this and learn what things are really like in the socialist utopias they're pining for. By all means, go out and get a low paying government job taking care of other peoples' kids while someone else takes care of yours. You'll get a check for maybe half the money you earned, and the male/female pay discrepancy will be worse than the one those Ostragoths the Americans have*. But it will feel fair! You'll be just as tired as your husband when you both get home from work, and you'll both have had the same amount of time with your kids--exactly as much as the government says you should.
*also a myth, but let's keep it to one policy rant at a time
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Britain is a downright scary place these days. I think they may be more socialist than even Germany.
Absolutely! All over Europe people are hypnotized zombies who chant "More Big Government" - as their millions of homeless people die in the streets! And all those "Government Healthcare Horror Stories" in their newspapers!
And they want the world to cooperate on "global warming" by setting actual reduction standards instead of President Bush's wise way of "let every nation set its own goals without holding anybody to actual figures!"
They are so dumb over there in Europe. It is a disgrace.
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--The Rev. I.M. Wright
Soon to be guest blogger at Holistic Circles (that Pete Moss is pretty dumb too, but well meaning.)
EC, that Dalrymple guy can really get a girl down, no? ;)
And Father IM . . . um . . . good luck with the blog ministry?
I really have quite a bit to say on this topic, but will spare you and my blood pressure the pent-up ranting about the nanny state, the fact that kindergarten in these parts is all day because of parent pressure (free babysitting), the discussions around here about mandatory state preschool which would of course be funded by my tax dollars even though all evidence points to the fact that accelerating early childhood curriculum has had if anything a negative impact on literacy and test scores, the fact that people get TAX CREDITS for putting their kids in daycare, which in turn adds a greater burden to our laboring health care system and then makes everyone cry for socialist health care, not realizing that they'll get exactly what they pay for (nothing good) but by then it'll be TOO LATE...because I really need to just take a deep breath and go have a soothing cup of herbal tea.
Sorry to work you up, friend. ;) It blows my mind that people aren't able to make the connection between government programs and taxes, but . . . . I don't think half-day kindergarten even exists any more. At best, it's optional in some schools--sadly, not ours. I've also just started hearing about the mandatory preschool thing; what in the world is that?!
Hey now. All we really need to do to fix this problem is share hugs.*
Who's in?
*If in the off chance your enemy (which is to say, not enemy but misunderstood gentle soul in need of more love) doesn't want to hug just find the nearest adult and take her hand. Don't, please, bloody anyone's nose or use unkind words. Doing so would be very unfriendly.
Unless I'm the nearest adult. Please don't touch me either, even if we are friends.
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