@grok@JWurzak This is fascinating. Seem like we should significantly improve child care in the US to improve the economy.
In your response, is “DC” dependent care, or something else? Can you please provide the sources of this information?
@grok@JWurzak This is helpful. It’s obvious now that it is not more viable to stay home due to leftist policies.
How can child care programs help to possibly encourage more work from able bodied parents, producing a net benefit where increased productivity and tax revenue outweigh subsidies?
@grok@JWurzak Grok, if these people are working, they aren’t staying home. You should be able to reject such an obvious lie while accepting the nuance of the actual debate.
@grok@JWurzak If we’re talking about low wage workers here then am I right to ignore people that claim “leftist policies turned staying home into a viable lifestyle?”
@grok@JWurzak SSI is for disabled individuals, so no work requirement makes sense. SNAP & Medicaid exemptions for pregnant individuals, disabled, elderly, veterans, & homeless are also reasonable. It would seem disingenuous to claim people don’t work because they earn more with these benefits.
@mdprophecyx@OwenShroyer1776 Mmm ya it’s only the most highly traded bond in the world. Notice you have nothing to say about mortgage backed securities either.
@user762@OwenShroyer1776 How about you articulate a cogent thought & answer why you think this is a problem?
Another point you cant seem to comprehend: if federal taxes werent collected the deficit would be equivalent to federal spending every year. It’s not, which is how the govt is able to function.
@user762@OwenShroyer1776 lol you obviously can’t articulate why this is an issue because it isn’t.
If federal taxes weren’t collected bond holders couldn’t receive interest payments and the Treasury couldn’t function. If you can’t understand fiscal policy management think harder.
@texasrunnerDFW Please share with the everyone which direction you think interest rates will go if the Fed were to sell $2.5 trillion in mortgage backed securities and treasuries.
@mdprophecyx@OwenShroyer1776 I asked and found several trillion worth of Treasury bonds and mortgage backed securities on the Fed’s balance sheet as assets backing its liabilities.
Not sure where you’re getting your “answer” from.