[from occupied ga]

What about these people taking a little responsibility for their actions? Maybe not squirting our a litter of kids if they can't care for them?

[NYC GOP Chick]

Nah. You see, that involves actually expecting people to take some responsibility for themselves. And the wrath they bring down on those who suggest that they not whelp these kids if they can't afford the basics. I resent paying for someone else's lifestyle choices.

[randita]

This article has schizophrenia.

There are the cries and moans from people who can't afford daycare, then you read this:

Despite the growing outrage and the long waiting list, a recent audit found more than 2,000 slots going unused at a cost of $17 million.

And this:

The Daily News called the hotlines at the Administration for Children's Services seeking information and encountered what parents have long complained of: Phones that go unanswered. Confusing messages. Seemingly endless busy signals.

And this:

Part of the problem is the programs are a bureaucratic mess. Navigating the system can be a parent's nightmare. "It is a challenge to enroll your child in any kind of care in New York City," said City Councilwoman Gale Brewer (D-Manhattan) "We have a hodgepodge of programs."

So, in the end, the problem isn't that the programs and funding aren't there, it's that the programs are a "hodge podge" and that the people running them are incompetent. Yet the solution recommended is to pour more money into the ill-organized programs and hire more incompetent people to manage them. Typically liberal thinking.