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Child Care Costs Could Cause Higher Unemployment Rate
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Posted on 09/07/2012 5:01:06 AM PDT by RC one

The unemployment rate for July 2011 was at 9.1% nationwide, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. With an increase in the cost of child care, the country may well see a rise in that statistic. Working parents strain to come up with the money to pay child care costs and, in some cases, find that they would be better off not working at all. When you take into account the costs of gas to commute, business attire and other expenses that come with having a job outside the home, most families are not netting enough to cover the rest of their expenses. For some, the cost of child care combined with these expenditures is more than their total wages.


TOPICS: Business/Economy
KEYWORDS: childcare; parenting
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To: N. Theknow

Ha ha—what a hero you must be to your family!


41 posted on 09/07/2012 10:25:31 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: USAF80

Coast Guard - Buffalo and Rochester NY, District 9


42 posted on 09/07/2012 10:26:38 AM PDT by mom4melody
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To: USAF80

I don’t disagree, there are mothers that should not be allowed near puppies, much less their own children.

And fathers do tend to be screwed more then women in a divorce.

I just don’t think money should determine the better parent.


43 posted on 09/07/2012 10:30:00 AM PDT by mom4melody
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To: mom4melody

That explains a lot. The USCG is not a typical branch of the military. They are not under the Dept of Defense until wartime. The rules are a lot different, same thing for Guard and Reserves.

What you described would not have happen with active duty.


44 posted on 09/07/2012 10:35:39 AM PDT by USAF80
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To: USAF80

I regret hiring the attorney when I should ahve hired one of the Sopranos.....


45 posted on 09/07/2012 10:43:29 AM PDT by mom4melody
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To: USAF80

I regret hiring the attorney when I should have hired one of the Sopranos.....


46 posted on 09/07/2012 10:44:16 AM PDT by mom4melody
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To: USAF80

I have no idea..


47 posted on 09/07/2012 10:56:58 AM PDT by newnhdad (Where will you be during the Election Riots of 2012/2013?)
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To: USAF80

Saw plenty of cases of mil wives gone wild too. Glad I never got caught up in any.


48 posted on 09/07/2012 11:37:28 AM PDT by wally_bert (There are no winners in a game of losers. I'm Tommy Joyce, welcome to the Oriental Lounge.)
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To: CSM
It sounds like you live in paradise!

As a matter of fact whenever someone asks about my day my response is, "Just another day in paradise."

I also realize that my daughter and SIL will be choosing my nursing home and be my sole source of connecting with the outside world when that time comes.

49 posted on 09/07/2012 11:50:59 AM PDT by N. Theknow (Kennedys=Can't drive, can't ski, can't fly, can't skipper a boat, but they know what's best for you.)
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To: 9YearLurker
Ha ha—what a hero you must be to your family!

Just someone who realizes that my daughter and SIL will be the ones to choose my retirement home. And they and my grandsons will be my main source of interaction with the world when that time comes.

50 posted on 09/07/2012 11:53:10 AM PDT by N. Theknow (Kennedys=Can't drive, can't ski, can't fly, can't skipper a boat, but they know what's best for you.)
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To: muawiyah

socialism is the root of the evil. Paying people to reproduce will be the death of this country.


51 posted on 09/07/2012 1:25:21 PM PDT by RC one
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To: mom4melody

My CO would have made that POS’s life miserable if he knew about that. He would have supported his family one way or the other. I saw it many times.


52 posted on 09/07/2012 1:28:43 PM PDT by RC one
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To: N. Theknow

Your family is blessed to have you. Keep up the good work!


53 posted on 09/07/2012 6:50:53 PM PDT by Cloverfarm (This too shall pass ...)
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