http://raisingcaliforniatogether.org/

The battle over subsidized child care spilled into the streets of Sacramento today and about a dozen activists blocked one of the major thoroughfares by the State Capitol and had to be arrested.  The mob cheered as they were being led off in handcuffs because as one woman put it: “I am doing this for my children”.

My question would be to her – how is this helping your children for you to be arrested?

The event organizers – Raising California Together – argue that child care is a collective/societal responsibility and we should ALL raise everyone’s children.  I think this is complete crap and an abdication of personal responsibility and accountability.  As I looked into this argument, I found the psychological theory of parental investment and to me that only validates my opinion that common sense is now sold as social science so people with limited marketable skills can be employed as counselors, therapists and life coaches.  I say this as a holder of a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology who took that path in college because that was where the girls were.  I already had four brothers and did not need to spend my time in class with a lot of guys.