Monday, December 12, 2005

Direct Comparison of the Conservative & Liberal Daycare Plans

We've seen lots of numbered thrown around in regard to the 2 prominent daycare plans. Here's a quick guide to help you sort them out:

Conservatives

Per child per year:

$ 1,200

Provided via:

Direct tax rebate

Weeks per year:

48

Per child per week:

$ 25

Liberals

Announcement:

$11 Billion over 11 years

Provided via:

New bureaucracy

Per year:

$ 1,000,000,000

# of Children:

625,000

Per child per year:

$ 1,600

Weeks per year:

48

Per child per week:

$ 33



Important Note: With the Liberal plan, the $33 per child per week is being provided to a bureaucracy first so you have to ask yourself what percentage of this amount will be consumed in the operation of the bureaucracy - 20% ? 30% ? 50% ?

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