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From: dst@dst.boltz.cs.cmu.edu (Dave Touretzky)
Newsgroups: soc.feminism
Subject: Re: paying homemakers?
Message-ID: <1991Jan14.202518.17249@ora.com>
Date: 14 Jan 91 20:25:18 GMT
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I wrote:

;   Sean suggests that society should directly pay homemakers for the work
;   they do.  I won't bore you with all the obvious economic reasons this
;   is a terrible idea.  I just want to raise one point: quality control.

In reply by private email, Alan Taylor wrote:

	My accountant read the original post and just laughed herself
	silly. She then explained, "If you are going to pay for 
	household services, EVERYTHING must be assigned a cost...."

	I get the joke....I'm sure you do, too..
	
	P.S.
	I dunno how to post to soc.feminism....can you forward
	this for me?

        Regards,
        ataylor@gauss.nmsu.edu


Okay, I forwarded it.  And for those who don't get the joke, let's
just say that "servicing" one's spouse would be an interesting part of
the federally-mandated job description.  Quality control, indeed!