Does America want Moms to stay at home?

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Registered: 03-02-2005
Does America want Moms to stay at home?
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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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iVillage Member
Registered: 11-03-2005
Wed, 12-14-2005 - 5:25pm
Which is why the "pick and choose" will never work. Because there will, ineveitably, be deserving people/programs that are left totally unfunded.
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Registered: 12-29-2004
Wed, 12-14-2005 - 5:26pm
<> And after that, she goes to her plastic for help and figures she'll deal with the fallout later.
iVillage Member
Registered: 12-29-2004
Wed, 12-14-2005 - 5:28pm
Not from me, either. Maybe some of these folks are victims, maybe some aren't. Makes no difference; we're the ones who become the victims. We can't isolate ourselves fully from the financial problems of the unwashed masses.
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Registered: 11-03-2005
Wed, 12-14-2005 - 5:29pm

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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)

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Registered: 02-11-2005
Wed, 12-14-2005 - 5:29pm

>>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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Registered: 12-29-2004
Wed, 12-14-2005 - 5:33pm
Needless to say, this is controversial. Some might argue that the moneyed classes have unfair tax advantages. For example, mortgage deductibility and the ceiling on income subject to FICA.
iVillage Member
Registered: 12-29-2004
Wed, 12-14-2005 - 5:36pm
Not only the disdain but the assumption that the poor are poor through their personal failings.
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Registered: 12-29-1999
Wed, 12-14-2005 - 5:37pm

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See, we agree on something!!!!

iVillage Member
Registered: 12-29-2004
Wed, 12-14-2005 - 5:42pm
You do realize "the facts of US society" have never been an excuse for complacency about social injustice.
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Registered: 12-29-2004
Wed, 12-14-2005 - 5:43pm
n/t

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