The thing that bothers me when people argue that "we must do this or that for society's best interest" is that they are blatantly forgetting history and the lessons we were taught.
Every law, regulation or department ever set up by government is said to be done in the "best interest of society". They certainly don't sell it to the populace by saying its bad for society! Lenin believed too, that he was acting in society's best interests, he really did. --- Well, that's communism you say. Hmmm...but Hitler was democratically elected, and seized all of his powers LEGALLY! Yes, George Orwell was right when he discusses that ALL governments - even democratic ones - are naturally prone to be corrupt after time. It is because of human nature that this is so. People can ideologize all they want about whats best, but they always ignore the natural tendency to corrupt.
This is why in the past FREEDOM has been held so valuable. Please, lets remember that many of grandfathers died in battle to preserve FREEDOM. The United Kingdom proudly stated they would never surrender, and yes, they thought that freedom was so important that even the price of allowing London to get the hell bombed out of it - killing innocent children among others, was a reasonable price to maintain their freedom! In the USA, Patrick Henry stated "Give me liberty, or give me death", the ultimate statement of a PATRIOT!
Yes, history has taught us that with out any doubt, the "best thing for society overall" is for people to have FREEDOM!
Why is it that people who demand to maintain (or reclaim) their liberty are now thought of as right wing nuts, like something is wrong with them? It makes me sick. EVERY time a law gets passed it means we are living in a slightly less free country. EVERY time a new government department gets formed it means we are living in a slightly less free country.
Why is it that in countries such as ours, people now suddenly seem to be clamoring over themselves to give up their freedoms and their livelihoods (yes, taxes are taken from your livelihood) all in the silly notion that having less freedom is better for all?
Has everyone lost common sense? Does no-one remember Laissez Faire? The free market will always do whats best - ALWAYS!
Yes, if daycare is such a huge issue, employers will provide it to employees (of the employer's own free will) in order to attract the best employees. It's really a simple rule!
To be honest, I sometimes get really afraid when I think about this. Our governments have set us upon a path in which THE ONLY outcome can be that we no longer have any freedoms. Whether it happens 10 years from now or 50 years from, there is no doubt in my mind that it is inevitable.