The Stay-at-Home Parent Debate Is GDP First vs. America First​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Just a few weeks before his assassination, Charlie Kirk penned a still deeply poignant op-ed titled “Republicans must seize Gen Z moment or risk losing an entire generation.” His argument was simple: If Republicans do not revive the American dream for young people, they will lose them to communist candidates who will turn the country into an equitable hellscape.

A year after his public murder, a lot of Republicans have ignored his warning.

On Saturday, The New York Times reported that the White House, with support from Vice President J.D. Vance, was developing a proposal to allow existing child-care subsidies to benefit married couples in which one parent stays home to care for their children. The Clinton-era Child Care and Development Fund already provides about $9,000 a year per child to qualifying low-income households to finance third-party child care. The proposed change would let families use that money to support a stay-at-home parent instead.