I think the parents of the child should pay the salary.
Well, that's it. I am going to have to lay-off my wife.
This is ridiculous.
Not to denigrate what stay-at-home moms do, at all (I have made sure that my wife can do that)... but you could hire an illegal immigrant housekeeper to do that for a lot less than $134k salary.
And, do they take into account MY extra 'careers' such as landscaper, handyman, off-hours daycare provider, vehicle driver, mechanic, security, economist, waste manager, corrections officer, tutor, gigolo, etc., that I get to do after I get home from work???
What do I get? I mean, I take care of the entire yard, the pool, the actual house sturcture, the cars and any and everything mechanical or electrical. I reach crap off high shelves and I go get hernia surgery because I pick up all the heavy junk. WTF am I worth?
It certainly proves that a stay-at-home mom is worth much more to a family than one who would sacrifice the well-being of her family in order to seek "personal fulfillment" by way of a career.
They ought to be careful -- democrats might get the idea to tax this as additional income.
That's crap. Running a house is NOTHING like running a business. They threw this "job" in here to bump up what the "salary" of a housewife should be.
Well then based on the hourly rate for psychologists, husbands are worth $400,000 per year.
a: this is a hit piece and has been used in court during divorce procedings. (a woman tried suing her husband for $120k/ annually for every year they had been married)
b: how much is the father worth? i don't know about other fathers (i assume its similar with them here tho) but when i'm not at work i feed and change children or help get them ready if we're going out, take care of the trash, do dishes, sometimes i cook dinner, vacuum, work on the yard (shovel in winter) work on improving the house... that's around the 50-60 hours a week i work.
c: how many of the jobs they surveyed would these mothers actually be qualified to do outside the home? the ones they'd qualify (unless they've had the education) for are all near minimum wage jobs.
i'm not devaluing moms.. my wife stays home with the kids, i wouldn't have it any other way, but to say that moms are worth so much and not mention that dads do alot to doesn't seem fair.
I am surprised by the negative reactions to this story. I read it as acknowledging the great job millions of stay-at-home moms are doing across this country - including mine.
Maybe I need to read the story again.
sounds like a class action suit in the making...who could be the defendant...perhaps they'll petition for "reparations."
Whether or not the dollar figures are entirely accurate, this article shows what stay-at-home moms have known for years. They don't get a paycheck for what they do every day (and night), but if they did, their many "jobs" would be worth some monetary value.
I remember when my husband and I purchased life insurance years ago. My husband thought that the only insurance he needed on me was enough to cover funeral costs if I died. Our agent explained to him that if I died, he would have to hire someone to do the work that I did...and that would cost money.
Also, unless I missed it in the article, they did not state that moms should be paid a salary.
Didn't notice the primary occupation on the list.
So, I wake up and make breakfast for the girls and an esspresso for my wife. At night I clean the kitchen. Some days I make dinner; weekends I help with the "big cook" for the week's food. What should I add to my salary?
Sorry. Its about the work required to maintain a household, not about salary or compensation.
I can get a good Eastern or Western European Nanny for just under $500 a week. My wife is going back to work!
Poor henpecked husbands. Now their stay at home wives will beat the hell out of them with this info.
Good!
Now we know how much of a TAX CREDIT Fathers should get, so they can pay their wife.
That's why I am divorcing my wife and marrying one of those beautiful Mexican illegals. She'll do the job for 10% of that.
Im single and live alone, I have to do everything. Wheres my money?
Dads should be paid for yardwork, walking the dog, waxing the truck, barbequing, comparison shopping for the family car, for preparing taxes ...