French Day Care Touted
U.S. Solution: Elect Hillary
Those concerned with the
"crisis" in childcare found a sympathetic ear for their liberal
solutions on ABC’s Good Morning America. The entire 8am half-hour
block on April 20 was spent on childcare, starting with a preview for a
left-leaning documentary on Lifetime Television, "Confronting the
Crisis: Childcare in America." During this time, host Charlie Gibson
offered an unchallenged platform to actress Lee Grant, the special’s
director, and actress Kyra Sedgwick, its host.
Gibson outlined the supposed
crisis: "Nearly two-thirds of mothers with children under age six work
outside the home..it’s a startling statistic, and it makes childcare an
unrelenting worry that is pushing many parents to the brink, emotionally
and financially."
Sedgwick lamented, "I felt so
terribly sad that we in America, we’re constantly talking about how
children are our future," yet "we don’t put them first, and it’s not a
priority and there’s no help in this area for most parents."
Without objection, Gibson
offered Grant an easy opening for her next topic: "What’s the solution
to all this? Is there a country that’s found a way out of this?" And off
went Grant, extolling the government-run system in socialist France.
Grant outlined how "the corporations and the government pay higher taxes
for this, but their philosophy is that a well-educated child is a
civilized adult,.and this is the way I think we have to approach it."
Gibson related his struggles to
find childcare 25 years ago for his daughter, adding: "I kept thinking
if a politician would just run on the issue of day care, and maybe throw
in education, a politician would win, if they could come up with a
solution. The problem is, what’s the solution?"
Sedgwick shared her solution:
"I think we should vote for people who are, obviously, going to do
something about this issue. I mean, hopefully, Hillary’s gonna make her
bid in this area." Gibson broke out laughing, exclaiming: "Little plug,
little plug from a New York resident who’s looking for a Senate
candidate. I see." Sedgwick continued: "I’m going to do my part in
voting, that’s the only thing I really can do."
But perhaps it would be even
more helpful to fix the problem of government regulations making
whatever problem exists worse by raising the costs and hassles that
neighbors, churches and synagogues must overcome before kids can be in
their care.
That issue was never
considered.
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