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some parents, specially mothers stay at home instead working, and some people think that they should receive monetary compensation from the government. Do you agree or disagree.

#parents #mothers #home #people #compensation #government
It is true that the
government
 should be assisting their
people
, especially those who are not available to
be working
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due to
 some constraints or another.
However
, I believe that housewives are not one of those
people
.
This
 is because the decision for mothers to stay at home is not because of any external factors that force them to stay at their house, rather, it is their own family decision
on
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to
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 determine the role of each
people
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person
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 in the household. In a family  where the mother decides to stay at home and the father is the one working, the family's economy should be covered by the father as he is the one who is working and responsible for his family's wellbeing.
On the other hand
, if the
government
 were to give housewives incentive and monetary support, it would drastically change the way family member and their role is viewed.
This
 is because there is going to be an abundance of housewives and
the
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 lack of
woman
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women
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 in any job position.
This
 would
also
 make the fathers question their role in their family, as their
hardwork
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hard work
 and effort could just be reimbursed by the
government
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government's
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 financial support. All and all, I don't think giving incentives to
housewive
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housewives
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 would be a good idea. It would only spark conflicts among parents as they would not feel that they are being treated fairly.
Moreover
, It would demotivate fathers from working as their family bills could be easily covered by the
government
.
Lastly
, the money used in the program could be used
in
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 other, more important, matters
such
 as poverty and homeless
people
.
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