Universal Basic Income (UBI) seems like a no-brainer, but no one is talking about it.
Instead it seems like articles on the topic of pandemic childcare focus on the inequities of “the second shift” and how a woman will have trouble re-entering the workforce if she takes time off. What about parents who actually can’t afford to leave their jobs because their household depends on two checks? Being able to think about big-picture issues like career development during a global crisis is a privilege that many don’t have.
The op-eds about the school reopening debate seem to come entirely from wealthy white women who engage in freelance writing for fun, but clearly do not have a full-time job outside of the home that is keeping them from supervising their children. I’ve also seen many essays from teachers, begging parents to consider keeping their children home, even if it’s “inconvenient” or “difficult.
All of this is to say that people like me do not have a year’s salary saved up for emergencies, like rich people seem to think we should. With UBI, parents would be able to choose to leave their jobs and stay home, or put their UBI towards childcare if they are working. UBI could act as a safety net for unexpected pandemic costs. My husband had a salary reduction due to COVID-19, and I have no paid sick leave at the moment because I had to use it when I had a baby in February of this year.
Politicians appear overly excited about adding new caregiver jobs to the economy, but low wage jobs that come with a high likelihood of contracting COVID are not attractive to most people. My kids’ daycare teachers show up to expose themselves daily forbecause if they refuse work, they won’t be eligible for unemployment compensation.
While school closures will cause mostly financial turmoil for some, reopening them even partially will have disastrous health effects on families in
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