Government should go after absent fathers
It must be asked: if the lone parent must go back to work who will meet the cost of child-minding?
It is the poor parent with few qualifications who will suffer.
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SUBSCRIBEIt must be asked: if the lone parent must go back to work who will meet the cost of child-minding?
It is the poor parent with few qualifications who will suffer.
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