True but most parents have little choice as one income doesn't cover the bills. In that sense Wiz does have a captive market akin to the private prison system, he might as well be a slave trader.
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My wife’s a teacher and that’s been her business. People have choice eg public kindergartens, but given that choice, many still choose private childcare centres.
I’m a sparky by trade that’s got into other stuff (tourism, property development, recruitment, etc)
Sorry I called you a slave trader Wiz, was that too far?
Yeah sure you are.
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I’ve likened childcare to farming with the kids the flock that you have to provide care for.
My wife didn’t like the analogy
And the rules around ensuring children can’t escape is similar to a prison to be honest!
I'm sure a large majority would rather have the choice to raise their children without having to work because unfortunately most couples need a duel income just to survive.
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In the 1990's, NZ banks only considered the primary income when accessing housing loans... then they decided to look at the total household income instead as was happening overseas. Smaller lending institutions followed suit. Soon, any form of borrowing was unaffordable for most without a second income.
In the early 2000's, we had a recession hit and there was a huge number of mortgagee sales as young families had lost the second income when the wife stopped working to have children. Paid maternity leave has helped reduce the number of young families losing their houses but it's still a struggle.
Personally, I'd like us to go back to the primary income assessments.... but house prices mean that will never happen.
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Paid maternity leave is all part of the neoliberalism trap?
Devious policy making is all feel good while supporting the banking cartel!
