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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Size of company or even gross receipts doesn't determine whether or not a company can afford long paid maternity leaves. So the govt picking "over 50 employees" or "over $2M in receipts" as the exemption rule doesn't work. I know plenty of large companies that would go bankrupt with long paid mat leaves and plenty of very small operations that could afford it easily.
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If it truly benefits them, they'll do it. (this isn't an *all* thing because there will always be greed and corruption that prevents some of it)
>>d definitely max out a credit card. The<<
you know, that was a real life answer from a friend when dh lost his job up north. i was determined to stay where we were, tired of moving, stubborn as a bull etc. when she told me to just do it (max out credit cards), i knew how stupid a choice that would have been. i mean, how can you rely on credit to pay for things that lack income to pay for?
our liquid savings is pretty good..and dh was with job again within a couple months.
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See, we agree on something!!!!
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