Why is it that disposal diapers are now a “right”? When I had kids, they were a luxury and lots of people used cloth, soaked them, washed them, and dried them. Why is formula a “right”? People used to breastfeed to avoid the cost of formula. Is it a matter of getting back to work or getting back to partying?
This really makes me and my daughter angry. She and many other moms who have to watch their budget use cloth diapers. One of the moms on the cloth diaper swap board (yes, there is such a thing) doesn’t have a washer so she washes the diapers in the bathtub and hangs them up to dry. Women who do this save a lot of money, but, of course, they don’t have the luxury of forcing taxpayers to supply them with disposables.
Poor mothers ought to be breastfeeding when possible, too. Taxpayers are shelling out lots of money for bottles and formula so some of these gals (note, I didn’t say all!) can go out and party, leaving the baby with grandma.
If people had to work and pay for what they need and want, they wouldn’t be so likely to have kids they can’t afford to raise. Taxpayers are unwittingly encouraging irresponsible behavior, but that’s what welfare programs do.