[Pontiac]

The proposed nutrition standards are intended to promote the "health and wellness of children" at day cares that participate in government-funded meal programs, the USDA's Food and Nutrition Service said Wednesday.

How about reducing the tax burden on families so that moms can afford to stay home and raise their own kids.

How about reducing the regulatory burden on business so that there will be more jobs out there and wages will rise.

The government just doesn't come out and say you must do this and it magically is so. Regulations like this come with the requirement that business document that they are complying.

This is a huge new expense on business. Right now business must permit an employ unpaid time off for family medical issues. That means the employer must pay to replace that worker during that absence. That can mean overtime for other workers or bringing in a temporary worker.

These are not minor expenses. For a small business they are crippling burdens. But for Democrats it is not the cost that matters it is the thought that counts.

[Alberta's Child]

Calling for paid leave at a time when 90+ million Americans are out of the work force is like complaining about global warming on a day of sub-zero temperatures ... in the summertime.

People need to understand that there are few things more destructive to employers than the costs they must bear for workers when they aren't working ... and that includes pension costs, disability payments, etc. Add this to the mix and you've got a recipe for disaster for a lot of employers.