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TexasTowelie

(116,759 posts)
Sat Jan 29, 2022, 11:14 AM Jan 2022

Ron Johnson opposes... child care: It's not 'society's responsibility to take care of other people's

Ron Johnson opposes… child care: It’s not ‘society’s responsibility to take care of other people’s children’


At a press conference Tuesday, Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) justified his opposition to the government funding child care by saying it’s something people “need to consider” when they “decide” to become parents.

While visiting the Kwik Trip headquarters in La Crosse, Wis. as part of a statewide business tour, Johnson balked at the idea that the government should fund child care in order to get people back to work.

“People decide to have families and become parents, that’s something they need to consider when they make that choice,” Johnson said in response to a reporter’s question about some people’s lack of financial access to child care keeping them from rejoining the workforce.

“I’ve never really felt it was society’s responsibility to take care of other people’s children.”

Read more: https://heartlandsignal.com/2022/01/26/ron-johnson-opposes-child-care-its-not-societys-responsibility-to-take-care-of-other-peoples-children/


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Ron Johnson opposes... child care: It's not 'society's responsibility to take care of other people's (Original Post) TexasTowelie Jan 2022 OP
Hey Ron why do I multigraincracker Jan 2022 #1
Nothing says we don't give a shit about them after they're born, more than this. CrispyQ Jan 2022 #2
My first thought when I heard this.. Deuxcents Jan 2022 #11
Exactly! Nictuku Jan 2022 #16
Men of a certain generation Claire Oh Nette Jan 2022 #3
I don't have children. Why do I have to send other people's kids to school.Especially when the Walleye Jan 2022 #4
Good schools increase property values. onecaliberal Jan 2022 #9
Rojo does not BELIEVE in Jesus Christ then... ProudMNDemocrat Jan 2022 #5
Children raised without proper care and support become a burden for the rest of their life DBoon Jan 2022 #6
This is the imbecile that Wisconsin choose over Russ Feingold in 2016? JohnSJ Jan 2022 #7
Ron Johnsons Turbineguy Jan 2022 #8
This is what they want. They will take SS, healthcare onecaliberal Jan 2022 #10
Life shall be Turbineguy Jan 2022 #12
GOP hypocrisy at its finest WillUSAF Jan 2022 #13
Why do the poor have to pay taxes? Haven't they already paid enough NCjack Jan 2022 #14
"It Takes A Village" versus "It's Not Society's Responsibility". Midnight Writer Jan 2022 #15
He opposes "affordable" child care Lettuce Be Jan 2022 #17

CrispyQ

(38,244 posts)
2. Nothing says we don't give a shit about them after they're born, more than this.
Sat Jan 29, 2022, 11:21 AM
Jan 2022

What a self-righteous, hypocritical asshole you are, Senator. ~insert flip-the-bird emoji here

Your party works hard to limit women's access to birth control & abortion, but becoming a parent is "something they need to consider when they make that choice." I fucking hate repubs.


Claire Oh Nette

(2,636 posts)
3. Men of a certain generation
Sat Jan 29, 2022, 11:25 AM
Jan 2022

Guessing Johnson and men of his ilk never, lifted. a. finger. in raising their own children. They never had to find day care, or figure out how to go to his kid's middle school for a parent teacher conference during his lunch hour.

These same oldsters yearn for a yesteryear where the adults in the neighborhood watched out and reported back and even disciplined other people's kids.

Scratch the surface of 90% of first borns, and I'm guessing those parents didn't "decide" to embark on parenthood. Those first borns have a way of gestating to completion in five or six months, even if the second and third kids take a full 40 weeks.

Republicans are for exploitive, low wages & long hours. Yet they'll ship good "blue collar" manufacturing jobs overseas to save 90¢ on each labor dollar and bring in automation (remember the Fotomat? The gas station guy? Cashiers?) and consistently vote against raising the minimum wage, then wonder why mom AND dad both have to work, and arrange childcare.

Trickle down economics at work. HOw on earth did this tool defeat Russ Feingold?

Walleye

(35,663 posts)
4. I don't have children. Why do I have to send other people's kids to school.Especially when the
Sat Jan 29, 2022, 11:27 AM
Jan 2022

Parents are assholes.All children are other people’s kids to me. Doesn’t mean I don’t care about them. Jesus Christ

ProudMNDemocrat

(19,058 posts)
5. Rojo does not BELIEVE in Jesus Christ then...
Sat Jan 29, 2022, 11:28 AM
Jan 2022

When Jesus Christ preached that the rich had an obligation before God to help the poor and lift up their communities.

Republicans like RoJo want people to have babies, but NOT make sure those babies have a shot at life, food in their bellies, rooves over their heads, clothes on their backs, or education so one day return to repeat the process.

God told Cain in Genisis that he(Cain) was indeed his brother's keeper. RoJo does believe it his responsibility to see to it the RICH pay as little taxes and the poorer American, MORE.

DBoon

(23,052 posts)
6. Children raised without proper care and support become a burden for the rest of their life
Sat Jan 29, 2022, 11:30 AM
Jan 2022

see Ron Johnson as a prime example. If he had been raised in a nurturing, supportive environment, he would not be the cold blooded cruel sociopath that he is today.

 

WillUSAF

(91 posts)
13. GOP hypocrisy at its finest
Sat Jan 29, 2022, 11:48 AM
Jan 2022

Continues to make me laugh that people believe in this stupid people. The GOP are just fucking clowns

NCjack

(10,297 posts)
14. Why do the poor have to pay taxes? Haven't they already paid enough
Sat Jan 29, 2022, 11:50 AM
Jan 2022

to the rich by working as wage slaves?

Lettuce Be

(2,339 posts)
17. He opposes "affordable" child care
Sat Jan 29, 2022, 12:52 PM
Jan 2022

Doubt he completely opposes childcare altogether. He's still a giant ass and needs to be gone. Do the R's have any decent people left?

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