Del Norte Triplicate

Letter: Our economy is anti-family

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Del Norte Triplicate
March 12, 2022 at 04:00 PM
2 min read
5 years ago
If families do not have access to affordable health insurance, prenatal care will run you up to $2,000.We have doctors who refuse health care services if you do not have health insurance.We have some health care insurance companies who will refuse/deny you if your family is expecting.#placement_573654_0_i{width:100%;max-width:550px;margin:0 auto;}var rnd = window.rnd || Math.floor(Math.random()*10e6);var pid573654 = window.pid573654 || rnd;var plc573654 = window.plc573654 || 0;var abkw = window.abkw || '';var absrc = 'https://ads.empowerlocal.co/adserve/;ID=181918;size=0x0;setID=573654;type=js;sw='+screen.width+';sh='+screen.height+';spr='+window.devicePixelRatio+';kw='+abkw+';pid='+pid573654+';place='+(plc573654++)+';rnd='+rnd+';click=CLICK_MACRO_PLACEHOLDER';var _absrc = absrc.split("type=js"); absrc = _absrc[0] + 'type=js;referrer=' + encodeURIComponent(document.location.href) + _absrc[1];document.write('');The cost of infant formula/baby food can run you up from a cost average of $45 to as much as $115.Baby hygiene/basic necessities (diapers, wipes, clothing, etc, etc) can cost on average more than $100 per month.We encourage our children to be fruitful and multiply, but not build them a level playing field. The same way our parents and grandparents had.Infants and children deserve to live in a safe and healthy environment.This is why we have a constant cycle of childhood poverty and intergenerational wealth downward mobility.Then we cast judgment if the said family gets on "welfare" or "food stamps".Our economy is not anti-family because of Republicans or Democrats; conservatives or liberals.We just live in an economic society where we over-commercialize family life.Sadly, our leaders refuse to take notice of the economic side of family life. They are mostly concerned about the social aspect of family life, particularly, same-sex couples starting a family.I am also worried about the social aspects of family life, particularly, the mental/behavioral/environmental health of the family's household, the instructional/educational upbringing of the child; and the overall health and well-being of the family as a whole unit.We must end the over-commercialization and the inherent greed we display in family life.We must fight for an economy that is pro-family. For mom, dad and baby.Terry BrooksSmith River googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('ad-1515727'); });

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Published March 12, 2022 at 04:00 PM
Reading Time 2 min
Category general