Terrible Tragedy caused by... Lack of Paid Parent Leave?!? April 18, 2016 | Registered: 13 years ago Posts: 2,308 |
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Polls show the majority of Americans want paid parental leave. Last week, New York, a state with a Democratic Assembly and a Republican Senate, passed family leave funded by employee contributions of about a dollar a week. This policy need not cost businesses a penny. It does not hurt the economy.
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MOOOOO
Under ordinary circumstances, two mothers as different as we are would never have met.
One of us is from suburban Oklahoma, was in a sorority, married her college sweetheart, opposes abortion and is a Republican. The other is an unmarried liberal who lives in Brooklyn, works in publishing, has lived in five countries and didn’t start trying to have a child with her partner until her late 30s.
Re: Terrible Tragedy caused by... Lack of Paid Parent Leave?!? April 18, 2016 | Registered: 13 years ago Posts: 2,308 |
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Peace
Call me a cynic, but I'm not too keen on helping anybody who uses the words unmarried liberal as if it's something to be ashamed about.
This reminds me of the Republicans who think the only moral abortion is their abortion. This Republican Okie had no problem with smaller government until it affected her family and her bottom line. Then suddenly she's all in favor of government programs, as long as she benefits.
I also take issue with living on one income. We can live on either of our incomes quite nicely, and we live in an expensive region, and state. In fact, we bank one income for old age, and live on the other. We just don't waste money on the latest cell phones, the newest cars, and other keeping-up-with-the-Joneses lifestyle. If this woman wants PAID parental leave, then she should follow her Republican, small government mantra and PAY FOR IT HERSELF.
I'm not paying $52/year so some breeder can sit home. $52/year is chump change for us, but that's not the point. Save up before taking parental leave, and stop expecting The Village to pay for your choices. This is one liberal village member who has her flaming pitchfork out.
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You know what I say: get rid of all breeder tax benefits and use it for state funded daycare. That way it would actually go to the brats instead of to nail salons and the Coach bag store.
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I am a libertarian myself, believe in small government, and generally believe in the user-pay principle. I do see a need for government in the areas of military, fire, police, education, transportation, etc. I just don't see that government needs to provide financial incentives to breed. I don't believe society benefits when we separate classes of people between those who draw benefits and those who pay for those benefits. I think that's a recipe for resentment and social disorder in the long-term.
They say this program will only cost about $1 per week. Where does that figure come from? If you were in a workplace of 100 people, that would only result in $5200 going into the program each year. If we estimate very conservatively that only 3 of them have a child in a particular year, that equals roughly $1733 going to all three. Divide that over the mandatory leave of 12 weeks and you've got a salary of $144 per week. The math just doesn't pencil out.
Re: Terrible Tragedy caused by... Lack of Paid Parent Leave?!? April 19, 2016 | Registered: 9 years ago Posts: 3,716 |
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twocents
noodler, you really think these welfare sows will do that?
and as far as I am concerned, studies have shown that the first 3,4 years or so of a childs life are critical and absolutely need the mothers presence. I do think this is reflected in wild nature. Your species that are more social, the baby stays with its mother longer periods, and stays closer longer. We are no different.
Day care will never ever give babies the kind of close nurturing that its mother should give (we all know about the failures).
So, my opinion is that if these cows breed, they should at the very least spend a minimum of 3 years at home with the loaf. This is in the loafs best interest.
As has been said here, the village does not need to support your fucking moo ass working and dumping your infant in day care. (I am looking at this from what is supposedly 'for the children'). It is a choice, period.
This is part of what drives my own childfreedom. I don't want to be arsed with a kid.
Goddam moos. If they had stayed home their babies would most likely still be alive.
Sorry, they cannot have their cake and eat it too.
(rambling now) Hasn't there been studies done of these people whose moos dumped them in kiddy warehouse when they were infant, that they tend to have difficulty bonding with other people?? Again, these are odds, the moos are increasing the chances of this when they dump their infants. I tend to think I am an example of this: I do not think I have ever really bonded. And my moo for a whole bunch of stupid choice dumped me as an infant in kiddy warehousing. 'someone had to work to make a living'. of course, she picked an irresponsible drunk as a baby daddy.
too much, i'm signing off this for the moment.
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bell_flower
We discussed liberal Moo's story already.
The thing is, liberal Moo HAD paid moo-ternity leave for three months. She asked her employer to extend her moo-ternity leave, i.e. fund it for three more months, and her mean old company refused. The company actually wanted her to work for her pay, can you imagine the horror!
The entitlement burns.
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