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Cost of child-care makes working pointless for all but the most well paid mothers

ruggedtoast · 2012-10-27 20:52:43

Some think tank has discovered something every single working parent has known for years. http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2012/oct/27/soaring-cost-childcare-parents-work#post-area Alongside the insane cost of childcare they can also throw in the utterly ludicrous cost of public transport as another factor in the "not worth…

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StevieJ Posts: 20,174 Forumite

31 October 2012 at 2:25PM

Graham_Devon wrote: »

Can't say it did me any harm, and can't say that the whole of society for those who received the cane are psycologically damaged either.

Obviously, beating is very different to a smack...and a smack can mean different things to different people too. So long as it doesn't leave marks, I'd be fine with it.

Much prefer a wack with the cane than one hours detention.

'Just think for a moment what a prospect that is. A single market without barriers visible or invisible giving you direct and unhindered access to the purchasing power of over 300 million of the worlds wealthiest and most prosperous people' Margaret Thatcher
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