California County pays people to take care of their own kids

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http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-calworks17-2009jun17,0,6294929.story

"With steep state budget cuts under debate in Sacramento, Los Angeles County supervisors voted Tuesday to push for changes to CalWorks and other government aid programs they said would save nearly $270 million.

Included in their suggestions is a novel proposal: Put unemployed parents to work caring for their own children."


In the biggest budget crisis ever, they want to pay parents.... for having kids?

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http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-calworks17-2009jun17,0,6294929.story

"With steep state budget cuts under debate in Sacramento, Los Angeles County supervisors voted Tuesday to push for changes to CalWorks and other government aid programs they said would save nearly $270 million.

Included in their suggestions is a novel proposal: Put unemployed parents to work caring for their own children."


In the biggest budget crisis ever, they want to pay parents.... for having kids?

LOL, the politicians should go on an island somewhere far far away...

[james1906]

Isn't this called WIC....AFDC....food stamps.....welfare....?

[TastyWheat]

This is just like a Mayor I saw on CNN yesterday. His answer to fixing his city's unemployment? Get some stimulus money and spend, spend, spend!