«But it is important, as a matter
of balance, to point
out that the
savings, rising to # 13 billion over 50 years, are the
savings we set
out to make; and crucially, that ten per cent
of the public sector
workforce is replaced each year.
Among them are deleterious effects on children
of unregulated and often substandard childcare; [9] lost productivity for employers due to parents missing work to handle gaps in childcare or to care for a sick child; [10] lost wages and reduced retirement benefits for parents who have to drop
out of the labor market to provide at - home care for their young children; [11] a substantial downward pressure on the wages
of childcare workers with effects on the quality and stability
of the childcare
workforce; [12] and lost opportunities for further education, [13] college
savings, and other investments that working parents could make in themselves and their children but can not afford because they are spending most or all
of their disposable income on childcare.
But eventually, as you phase
out of the
workforce or retire, you'll need to convert those retirement
savings into retirement income.