[LEAPSECS] Birth date question

Poul-Henning Kamp phk at phk.freebsd.dk
Sun Jan 19 15:37:40 EST 2014


In message <7C853A0F-1460-4EB0-B8CE-B5CA5C06EB2E at batten.eu.org>, Ian Batten wri
tes:


>But your recorded date of birth can have quite noticeable effects

>at the one-day level. In England,

>the August 31st/September 1st boundary has marked effects on

>educational outcomes all the way

>through the system. Conversely, it potentially exposes parents

>to an additional year of childcare costs.


Yes, similar 'red lines' exist in most countries.

The point I made was that the state does not care what side of that
line any one particular kid lands.

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