Mother’s Worth
* Re “Mothers Do It All for Love--but Money Helps,” Aug. 22: So the value of Mom’s labor is over $500,000 a year when paid professional rates 24 hours a day, seven days a week. That’s almost $1,400 a day. How on Earth was that ridiculous figure calculated?
FRED THOMAS
Simi Valley
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