Hopefully, we will find a solution so it's not needed or at least it can be reduced. The cost of foster care is significantly higher than supporting children in their home. Also, foster care is a terrible alternative to leaving kids in their home unless the kids are in danger.So if you want to do away with the foster care system, what is your counter-proposal? Work-houses?
Who wants to do away with foster care?
The idea of pulling kids out of low income marginally dysfunctional homes and putting them in foster care is a terrible idea, both for the kids and the taxpayers. Foster care is designed as a temporary home for kids. Most of them return to their original homes.
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