I have a real gripe with this kind of politics.
“The peasants are so poor they can’t even afford their basic necessities. Let’s take one commodity and subsidise it, but only for one certain group of people we’re targeting in the next election.”
They can look generous, but they don’t have to touch the overall problem. You could argue that subsidising one thing worsens the poverty, because it causes inflation in other products.
there’s definitely some controversial bits to my comment. which part do you say is debatable?
i don’t think most parents would chose to put their children in childcare, if they could afford otherwise. it’s hard to know though. but they should be able to afford to chose, and they aren’t.