Since both parties are claiming a “war on women,” my suggestion is that we turn a page on women and conduct some reform for women at home and in the work force.  I think we should set up a system for mothers who want to be a  “stay at home mother” and who have  children in the home or attending school.  This would allow them a wage for being a “stay at home” mother and raise the children.  It seems our values have changed because so many mothers are working and have to either help support the family or are the sole support.  In this manner,  the women would have an income and bring  family values  back into the home because right now we have people who are raising our children who do not instill the values we  want for them.  So the question is – how much should a woman be paid for this job?  This would have to be established.  Any comments?

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P. S.  After reading the Catholic Family Fraternal Journal’s January/February issue, it refers to statistics on television in which outlandish figures were placed on the value of a homemaker’s work.  Some television estimates say a homemaker is worth $500,000 or more per year because of the endless list of task and burdens that fill a stay-at-home parent’s day.  Although this journal, for argument’s sake, used  a far lessor amount of $30,000.  We will  start with child care costs for a year were $10,000 to $30,000 a year until the child enrolled in school.  The next was the chef duties.    They estimated $5,000 per year, depending on the quality of the meals provided.  Next was maid service.  At $50 to $150 per cleaning at twice a month would total $1,200 to $3,600 per year.  The U.S. Bureau of Labor places the cost of a full-time nanny at anywhere from $15,900 to $29,280. 

Not only is the homemaker the one cooking, cleaning and babysitting, they are also the heart of the home.   Therefore, it is hard to put  a price on a “stay at home Mom.”

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