I agree with Colleen that something needs to be done.
It wasn't by choice that I became a single mother. When my child was young I went through a difficult time. Actually, my middle child, Candace, says that raising a child costs about $100,000 a year. She tells her brother and sister, “Mom could have been $300,000 richer if she didn't have us, but she's poured her life into us.” There should be some compensation for it.
Yes, we've chosen this role to be mothers and to stay at home so that we can put responsible adults into our society.