Does America want Moms to stay at home?
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Does America want Moms to stay at home?
| Mon, 12-12-2005 - 11:28am |
It was actually dh that suggested that America (gov't I suppose) wants Moms to stay at home. From what I have learned from these boards daycare is hideously expensive and maternity leave is very short. Many have said they couldn't afford to work because of daycare costs. Compare this to Canada where we have $7 a day daycare and Quebec is increasing maternity leave to 2 years at 55% pay or 1 year at 75% pay in January. With the $7 a day daycare Moms can easily afford to work, and with the paid maternity leave Moms can easily afford to stay home. It seems that in the states you're 'forced' into situations because it's your only option. Can't afford daycare? Stay at home. Maternity leave too short or have to work to support the family? Go back to work. Would any of you prefer if it would be easier financially to make either decision like it seems to be in Canada or are you fine with how it is?






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I certainly do think my taxes should pay for your health care. A nation of millions with no health coverage is just one nasty epidemic away from a national disaster. Health is a community issue, we all pay for everyone one way or another.
And having gone through pregnancy, birth, typical kid stuff and two rounds of cancer in two different countries with universal health care I can assure you that it is possible to have a universal health care system that actually works pretty well.
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It most definitely does. That's what xh does for a living .. find that crap in the U.S. Army. He's an Internal Auditor and does program (as opposed to financial) audits. He's had multiple audits that resulted in over $10M in "findings". The Generals don't like to see him; they know he's coming in to say "Cut the fat."
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Well, you know, I'd take my DEAD grandparents back from Heaven if I could, but since I can't...I'll cherish their memory every time I pass by a piece of their furniture. I hardly call losing all of my grandparents w/in 5 years and inheriting furniture "luxurious." I'd take the furniture bills and live Grandparents any day of the week. Didn't work out that way. As Meldi said, "Thems the shakes."
SIGH. This is so turning into one of those snarky "my DH works harder than your DH" mommy olympics. I'm not playing. I've seen the 90 hr work weeks DH (youngest VP in the history of his office) puts in, I've got nothing to prove.
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