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So, out here in the "real world", yes paying for child care can be expensive.
But nowhere near $10 per child (?) per hour. I employ a few single moms, and young moms who part of a working couple. Usually it's a combination of grandparents, sitters, or the like until the little ones are old enough to go to school.
The few, maybe 1 out of 15 or so, who prefer to sit at home and take benefits, simply eliminate themselves from the workforce by choice. I don't even try to employ them or entice them away from their couch and PJs. The other 14 prefer to work because they know that I'm still going to be employing them long after their government aid runs out. Any logical person who can work, will choose that path.
My better employees get raises, bonuses, and stuff that they ask for and some that they don't. I automatically give raises based on performance. They don't always have to ask, and I don't wait for them to. Bonuses in cash and in things like a car downpayment, or a Weber BBQ, or a new engine for the vehicle are all creative things that I have done to help my longtime employees. Another intangible is that my employees like being a part of something that is successful and has a happy work environment. We are really a family here.
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