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Ron Johnson opposes child care: Its not societys responsibility to take care of other peoples childrenAt a press conference Tuesday, Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) justified his opposition to the government funding child care by saying its something people need to consider when they decide to become parents.
While visiting the Kwik Trip headquarters in La Crosse, Wis. as part of a statewide business tour, Johnson balked at the idea that the government should fund child care in order to get people back to work.
People decide to have families and become parents, thats something they need to consider when they make that choice, Johnson said in response to a reporters question about some peoples lack of financial access to child care keeping them from rejoining the workforce.
Ive never really felt it was societys responsibility to take care of other peoples children.
Read more: https://heartlandsignal.com/2022/01/26/ron-johnson-opposes-child-care-its-not-societys-responsibility-to-take-care-of-other-peoples-children/
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multigraincracker
(34,093 posts)have to pay for adults that don't get the shot?
CrispyQ
(38,284 posts)What a self-righteous, hypocritical asshole you are, Senator. ~insert flip-the-bird emoji here
Your party works hard to limit women's access to birth control & abortion, but becoming a parent is "something they need to consider when they make that choice." I fucking hate repubs.
Deuxcents
(19,753 posts)Claire Oh Nette
(2,636 posts)Guessing Johnson and men of his ilk never, lifted. a. finger. in raising their own children. They never had to find day care, or figure out how to go to his kid's middle school for a parent teacher conference during his lunch hour.
These same oldsters yearn for a yesteryear where the adults in the neighborhood watched out and reported back and even disciplined other people's kids.
Scratch the surface of 90% of first borns, and I'm guessing those parents didn't "decide" to embark on parenthood. Those first borns have a way of gestating to completion in five or six months, even if the second and third kids take a full 40 weeks.
Republicans are for exploitive, low wages & long hours. Yet they'll ship good "blue collar" manufacturing jobs overseas to save 90¢ on each labor dollar and bring in automation (remember the Fotomat? The gas station guy? Cashiers?) and consistently vote against raising the minimum wage, then wonder why mom AND dad both have to work, and arrange childcare.
Trickle down economics at work. HOw on earth did this tool defeat Russ Feingold?
Walleye
(35,757 posts)Parents are assholes.All children are other peoples kids to me. Doesnt mean I dont care about them. Jesus Christ
onecaliberal
(35,847 posts)ProudMNDemocrat
(19,061 posts)When Jesus Christ preached that the rich had an obligation before God to help the poor and lift up their communities.
Republicans like RoJo want people to have babies, but NOT make sure those babies have a shot at life, food in their bellies, rooves over their heads, clothes on their backs, or education so one day return to repeat the process.
God told Cain in Genisis that he(Cain) was indeed his brother's keeper. RoJo does believe it his responsibility to see to it the RICH pay as little taxes and the poorer American, MORE.
DBoon
(23,063 posts)see Ron Johnson as a prime example. If he had been raised in a nurturing, supportive environment, he would not be the cold blooded cruel sociopath that he is today.
JohnSJ
(96,564 posts)Turbineguy
(38,393 posts)Society of the Alone.
onecaliberal
(35,847 posts)All of it if they can.
Turbineguy
(38,393 posts)dirty, brutish and short!
The dark ages were a republican golden age.
WillUSAF
(91 posts)Continues to make me laugh that people believe in this stupid people. The GOP are just fucking clowns
NCjack
(10,297 posts)to the rich by working as wage slaves?
Midnight Writer
(22,985 posts)Lettuce Be
(2,339 posts)Doubt he completely opposes childcare altogether. He's still a giant ass and needs to be gone. Do the R's have any decent people left?