When you were a child, it is very likely that someone read a bedtime story to you before you went off to sleep. Normally, these fairytales would begin with, “once upon a time” and end with, “…lived happily ever after.” The ending suggested a positive future outcome for its protagonists, but unfortunately for most people, real life does not always play out this way. This is especially true if you belong to one or more of America’s historically marginalized groups: women, ethnic minorities and those stricken with poverty. For these individuals, the American dream may appear to be more of a nightmare that they cannot wake up from and nowhere is this better exemplified than our long and sordid history with childcare.
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He also argued that if Americans worked hard enough and were morally responsible, they would not need any government assistance. This ideology completely disregarded the various socioeconomic obstacles faced by this country’s poor disenfranchised people and subsequently generalized them as being lazy and having poor values.
Furthermore, the veto of this critical piece of legislation, which was also a setback to childcare advocates, began a ripple effect throughout the United States political system setting a precedent that continues to this day. This can be seen most notably in the Tea Party and their resistance to the push towards universal health care reform. Similar to the opponents of the CCDA, these conservative groups see any socially oriented programs as a victory for big government and another step towards fascism, instead of a desire to take care of those who were not able to take care of themselves.
Former President Jimmy Carter was once quoted as saying, “The measure of a society is found in how they treat their weakest and most helpless citizens.” If this is to be taken as truth,
Americans may need to do some serious
How does a country that …show more content…
He also argued that if Americans worked hard enough and were morally responsible, they would not need any government assistance. This ideology completely disregarded the various socioeconomic obstacles faced by this country’s poor disenfranchised people and subsequently generalized them as being lazy and having poor values.
Furthermore, the veto of this critical piece of legislation, which was also a setback to childcare advocates, began a ripple effect throughout the United States political system setting a precedent that continues to this day. This can be seen most notably in the Tea Party and their resistance to the push towards universal health care reform. Similar to the opponents of the CCDA, these conservative groups see any socially oriented programs as a victory for big government and another step towards fascism, instead of a desire to take care of those who were not able to take care of themselves.
Former President Jimmy Carter was once quoted as saying, “The measure of a society is found in how they treat their weakest and most helpless citizens.” If this is to be taken as truth,
Americans may need to do some serious