Another question. There are about five million caregivers, mostly women...and I had a young woman come to my office. She has an autistic son and virtually no income, except for a very small income that is connected with the support for that child, and she's absolutely determined that she be at home with that child because she can provide him with care that she regards as imperative to his development and his future success. As I said, there are about five million caregivers. Does the government need to put in some special policies to help those caregivers? As they age, in their senior years, they will be at a tremendous disadvantage.
On March 27th, 2007. See this statement in context.