[Vision2020] Panel Rejects Day-Care Rules

[Saundra Lund]

Roger wrote:
"Working from hone is great and would be a plus for everyone."

I'm not sure I agree.  The studies I'm aware of indicate that it's not such
a great thing because it tends to have a negative impact on quality of life
for at-home workers and their families.


JMHO,
Saundra Lund
Moscow, ID

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nothing.
- Edmund Burke

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-----Original Message-----
From: vision2020-bounces at moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces at moscow.com]
On Behalf Of lfalen
Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2007 10:16 AM
To: Art Deco; Vision 2020
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Panel Rejects Day-Care Rules

Wayne
Working from hone is great and would be a plus for everyone.

Roger
-----Original message-----
From: "Art Deco" deco at moscow.com
Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2007 11:03:21 -0800
To: "Vision 2020" vision2020 at moscow.com
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Panel Rejects Day-Care Rules

> Roger writes:
> 
> "The statements by some Republicans that the voted against the day 
> care bill, because mothers should stay at home is ridiculous. In an 
> ideal world that would be desirable."
> 
> Why in an ideal world, it is the just the mothers that stay home?  Why 
> not let the families choose, if they can afford to live on one salary, 
> which parent stays home?
> 
> Why not make it a national/state/local policy to promote much broader 
> use of the work from home concept?  We now have the hardware and 
> software technology that would allow parts of many jobs to be done at 
> home.  Besides allowing more time for parents to spend with their 
> families, such a workforce shift would save gasoline, etc.
> 
> W.
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "lfalen" <lfalen at turbonet.com>
> To: "Ellen Roskovich" <gussie443 at hotmail.com>; <thansen at moscow.com>; 
> <suehovey at moscow.com>; <graylex at yahoo.com>; <vision2020 at moscow.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2007 9:12 AM
> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Panel Rejects Day-Care Rules
> 
> 
> >I am glad you brought up on site day care.  This is something I have 
> >thought was a good idea for a long time for those companies that are 
> >big enough to do it. Obviously small companies can not. The 
> >statements by some Republicans that the voted against the day care 
> >bill, because mothers should stay at home is ridiculous. In an ideal 
> >world that would be desirable. There are many circumstances where 
> >that is not feasible. Single working mothers are only one example. 
> >Day care is needed and they need to be safe. Some allowances should 
> >be made for babysitter, but professional day care centers at least 
> >need some minimal rules to insure the kids are not put in harms way.
> >
> > Roger
> > -----Original message-----
> > From: "Ellen Roskovich" gussie443 at hotmail.com
> > Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2007 08:49:45 -0800
> > To: thansen at moscow.com,  suehovey at moscow.com,  graylex at yahoo.com, 
> > vision2020 at moscow.com
> > Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Panel Rejects Day-Care Rules