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National View: Sweden pays grandparents to babysit; US should try it
At first glance, the policy sounds absurd, especially to many Americans: In Sweden, grandparents are now eligible for government subsidies to babysit their grandchildren. Really? As a proud grandparent myself, I would be willing to pay to babysit my …