Today I’ve got this Issue on my Nationstates (nationstates.net)
It Takes A Village
A recently released book authored by Lauren Jones, your former Human Services Minister, has highlighted the financial and mental health concerns of parents in NATIONSNAME. The book has thrust the issue of childcare back into the public spotlight.
I’ve encountered with many choices
1. “I don’t know how much more I can take without government support,” complains a visibly stressed out mother while desperately trying to console her screaming child. “Between working two jobs and raising a child, I don’t know how I’m managing to hold it together. The government needs to start getting involved before there are mass mental breakdowns! If you gave parents a tax credit and invest in some mental health initiatives, it would really help. Oh, won’t somebody please think of the children?”
2. “The problem is that these fathers and mothers obviously have no idea how to do their job,” counters your Education Minister while raising her voice over the tantrum-throwing toddler. “Parents need to understand budgeting, stress management, and how to calm down screaming infants. I propose mandatory parenting classes for adults and teenagers alike. The government could then take away children from those who fail the testing. Sure, that would mean investing more in the education budget, but won’t you please think of the children?”
3. “You are all missing the obvious solution,” coos your incredibly mature sixteen-year-old niece as she calms down the crying infant. “What NATIONSNAME needs is a national babysitting and nanny program. Parents obviously need a break from the stresses of child-rearing, and people need to know that their lives aren’t going to be interrupted by screaming kids. By enlisting the help of babysitters and nannies across the country, along with investments in daycare and childcare programs, this problem will be a thing of the past.” Your niece hands you the baby. “Isn’t he adorable?”
4. “No, no, and no!” exclaims your Finance Minister, who has recently been named NATIONSNAME’s most eligible bachelor by Bonjour Magazine. “Why should my taxes have to pay for someone else’s bratty kids? I’m already paying over and above for these social programs that are obviously not working. Let’s get rid of whatever childcare programs we have and save ourselves a bundle of CURRENCY. If you can’t afford to have kids, then don’t have them.”
5. Dismiss the issue
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Option 2. sounds nice so I choose it.
The result saids ‘Parents who fail mandatory parenting classes risk having their children taken away.‘
In result, my nation get a boost of this qualities.
Public Education
Edu-tellignce® Test Score 1.8%
Intelligence
Quips Per Hour 0.58%
Scientific Advancement
Kurzweil Singularity Index 0.37%
Government Size
Bureaucratic Comprehensiveness Rating Scale Index 0.15%
Pacifism
Cheeks Turned Per Day 0.14%
Taxation
Effective Tax Rate 0.11%
Average Income
0.08%
Economic Output
0.08%
Human Development Index
Human Development Index 0.08%
Tourism
Tourists Per Hour 0.07%
And decline in this qualities
Foreign Aid
Clooney Contribution Index 0.08%
Public Transport
Societal Mobility Rating 0.08%
Business Subsidization
Gilded Widget Scale 0.08%
Welfare
Safety Net Mesh Density Rating 0.08%
Eco-Friendliness
Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index 0.08%
Sector: Manufacturing
Gooback-Jerbs Productivity Index 0.09%
Nice one.
