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How the Family Tax Cut Works and Who Benefits From It

Posted by kidsfirstcanadaon April 1, 2015May 16, 2020in Child poverty, income, family finances & taxation, Misc.

Global News: How the Family Tax Cut works and who benefits from it

Full Equality For Women (broken link)

Posted by kidsfirstcanadaon September 15, 2014May 16, 2020in Child poverty, income, family finances & taxation, Misc., Mothers, women's equality, gender equity, feminisms, misogyny, Work, unwaged work, labour force statistics, GDP

FULL EQUALITY FOR WOMEN: Funding for family care work embraced by economists and lawyers "every mother is a working mother" Sept 2014 "Setting a wage for homemaking" - Mercatornet (broken link)September 2014 "Taking Unpaid Housework for Granted Is Wrong" -…

Calgary Herald article

Posted by kidsfirstcanadaon February 20, 2014June 15, 2020in Child poverty, income, family finances & taxation, Misc., Mothers, women's equality, gender equity, feminisms, misogyny, Parental preference, Policy with promise

Via IMFC February 20, 2014. IMFC - update (web): Calgary Herald: Andrea Mrozek quoted in editorial favouring income splitting See original article here: Calgary Herald article (broken link) See Also 1999 Federal Sub-Committee report (download PDF here) on income splitting

Britain pays mothers to breastfeed in pilot program designed to reduce stigma in poor communities

Posted by kidsfirstcanadaon November 1, 2013May 15, 2020in Breastfeeding, Child poverty, income, family finances & taxation, Misc.

Nov 2013 article: "Britain pays mothers to breastfeed in pilot program designed to reduce stigma in poor communities"

SUBSIDIZED DAYCARE = SUBSIDIZED PROFITS = CORPORATE WELFARE (broken link)

Posted by kidsfirstcanadaon October 28, 2013May 15, 2020in Child poverty, income, family finances & taxation, Corporate exploitation, consumerism, Misc., Work, unwaged work, labour force statistics, GDP

SUBSIDIZED DAYCARE = SUBSIDIZED PROFITS = CORPORATE WELFARE: Quebec daycare economists promote the Quebec daycare system because it increases labour supply and thus lowers wages which increases business profits. They also endorse neo-liberal/neo-conservative "trickle down theory" asserting that "eventually" this…

Economists Listen Up: New Zealand Mum feeds family of ELEVEN with meal that costs $NZ10 (CDN$8.25) (broken link)

Posted by kidsfirstcanadaon July 1, 2013May 14, 2020in Child poverty, income, family finances & taxation, Misc.

July 2013, Economists Listen Up: New Zealand Mum feeds family of ELEVEN with meal that costs $NZ10 (CDN$8.25)

March 8, 2013 International Women’s Day: Hugo Chávez knew that his revolution depended on women

Posted by kidsfirstcanadaon March 8, 2013May 13, 2020in Child poverty, income, family finances & taxation, Misc., Mothers, women's equality, gender equity, feminisms, misogyny, Work, unwaged work, labour force statistics, GDP

March 8, 2013 International Women's Day - UK Guardian article by Selma James, founder of Wages for Housework, and Nina Lopez of Argentina, founder of Legal Action for Women and joint co-ordinator of the Global Women's Strike: Hugo Chávez knew…

Association for Psychological Science, “How Devoted Moms Buffer Kids In Poverty“.

Posted by kidsfirstcanadaon September 19, 2011June 11, 2020in Attachment, Child poverty, income, family finances & taxation, Mental/Emotional Health, UBC's Human Early Learnning Partnership (HELP), EDI $ MDI

This peer-reviewed study indicates that maternal nurturing and not only socio-economic status is associated with better health outcomes. The study was led by UBC psychologist Dr Gregory Miller. Miller works in exactly the field UBC’s HELP claims expertise in, yet…

Nordic childcare model best for economic and social wellbeing

Posted by kidsfirstcanadaon June 9, 2011June 29, 2020in Child poverty, income, family finances & taxation, Disinformation by daycare/all-day K lobby, Effects on child outcomes: health, cognitive, behavioural, Sweden

Jun 9, 2011. The Irish Times - article (web): "Nordic childcare model best for economic and social wellbeing" by Dympna Devine and Ursula Kilkelly

Swedish intolerance in child care

Posted by kidsfirstcanadaon May 26, 2011June 29, 2020in Child poverty, income, family finances & taxation, Discrimination against parents, children, and parental child care, Effects on child outcomes: health, cognitive, behavioural, International organizations (OECD, World Bank, UNICEF, etc.. ), Policy with promise, Power imbalance between parents & state, Sweden

May 15, 2011. The Family Campaign Foundation of Sweden - media release (PDF): "Swedish intolerance in child care"

April 4, 2011 Surrey Now article, MP Hiebert’s income-splitting bill ‘fluff,’ says NDP opponent Keeping

Posted by kidsfirstcanadaon April 4, 2011June 12, 2020in Child poverty, income, family finances & taxation, Discrimination against parents, children, and parental child care, Misc., Power imbalance between parents & state

April 4, 2011 Surrey Now article, MP Hiebert’s income-splitting bill ‘fluff,’ says NDP opponent Keeping (broken link)

Income splitting is discussed in the Globe and Mail: How to win women’s votes: Start a Mommy War

Posted by kidsfirstcanadaon March 31, 2011June 12, 2020in Child poverty, income, family finances & taxation, Misc., Mothers, women's equality, gender equity, feminisms, misogyny

Income splitting is discussed in the Globe and Mail: How to win women’s votes: Start a Mommy War (broken link) (March 28, 2011), There are better ways to cut taxes than income splitting (broken link) (March 29, 2011), and Income…

March 8, 2011 – 100th Anniversary of International Women’s Day Commentary: (broken link)

Posted by kidsfirstcanadaon March 8, 2011June 16, 2020in Child poverty, income, family finances & taxation, Daycare lobby left & right, neo-liberalism, defamilialization, Mothers, women's equality, gender equity, feminisms, misogyny, UBC's Human Early Learnning Partnership (HELP), EDI $ MDI, Work, unwaged work, labour force statistics, GDP

March 8, 2011 – 100th Anniversary of International Women’s Day Commentary: Happy International Women’s Day by Kids FirstBeverly Smith (in Liberal MP Carolyn Bennet’s Blog) (broken link)National Post: Feminism’s Second Wave Hangover (broken link) by Tasha KheiriddinOttawa Citizen: Why the…

Feb 7, 2011: Make the tax system fairer for families

Posted by kidsfirstcanadaon February 7, 2011June 12, 2020in Child poverty, income, family finances & taxation, Policy with promise

Feb 7, 2011: Make the tax system fairer for families (broken link) by Dave Quist in the National Post

Living wage for municipal workers misses the target

Posted by kidsfirstcanadaon May 28, 2010June 16, 2020in Child poverty, income, family finances & taxation, Misc., Work, unwaged work, labour force statistics, GDP

By Helen Ward, Vancouver Sun May 28, 2010 4:07 AM Vancouver city council, following New Westminster's lead, will vote on a "living wage" of over $18 an hour for municipal workers. Economists promoting this garner support by claiming living wages…