Am going to have to agree with you. Parents work to pay for their children and they also may provide them with health insurance and benefits.
Some studies have actually shown the opposite, parents AND children may benefit from being with other children as opposed to being in the home full time by the time they reach age 3.
"Right now, one partner works just to pay taxes."
How true. But, I bet that the leftists (primarily feminists) that created that situation aren't taking a lot of credit for it.
I am not sure that's true. My husband worked and I stayed home, he didn't make alot and we had 3 kids in 3 1/2 years. We didn't have any of the bells and whistles everyone else had, had old cars (and sometimes only one car). Taxes may be high, but most people in the US live above their means and think they need things they really don't. Those years were tough, but I wouldn't trade them for anything, and in fact, neither would my kids, who not only had a Mom at home, but also learned that money doesn't grow on trees, nor does it make you happy.
Additionally, many of the working Moms I talk to admit that they work because staying home makes them crazy. I understand those moments, I had them too, but I found my children endlessly fascinating, and I don't understand Moms who don't.
susie
Unfortunately, I both my spouse and I worked during our children's pre-school years. Fortunately, my parents watched them while we worked. I believe that it is best that mom should be home, but some times circumstances don't allow for that.