Tragedy at a home daycare in Vaughan, ON

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I have already embarked on exactly this arguement on this forum some time ago with another member, but just wanted to lend support to Sally here. I agree with everything she has said. I would hazard to guess that Jammies sends her kids to public school, takes them to publicly funded doctors and hospitals when they are sick, drives on roads built and repaired by tax dollars, recieves her child tax credit and does not send it back, etc. Heaven forbid she ever find herself in the unfortunate situation of a relationship turned sour, a cheating husband who takes off and refuses to pay child support...or worse an abusice husband who needs to be fled from. The thing is, we all pay in the end when kids ar enot properly cared for in their early years and do not recieve healthy food, learning opportunities, etc. Is it the kids' fault that their parents are in bad circumstances (whether or not it is their fault)??? When these kids suffer in substandard care because their parents can't afford daycare, and then grow up to become criminals...then what? I am guessing, you will say build more jails...of course...more jails, more police, lock them all up...for which we also pay with our tax dollars. Wouldn't it be simpler and more peaceful and less expensive to help struggling families afford quality care for their kids so they get a good start to life and become contributing members of our society instead of criminals?