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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Like I said before, I don't begrudge anyone their successes in life, yours and your Dhs included.
Mondo
Edited 12/14/2005 7:29 pm ET by sabinamarianne
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."
They have to set rules using some data and size of company is good enough. Most large companies could afford it. Most would *not* be bankrupt. Name a public company that this would bankrupt and why? Just one....
Now Mondo, you're putting words in my mouth. I have compassion. I haven't booted my renter out yet, despite the two years of ridiculously late rent. Granted, I think she's an idiot. But I am letting her rent from me, when most corporations would have kicked her out long ago.
I am not w/o compassion for the have nots in society. I give my time and money to charitable organizations. Moreoever, I'm teaching DS the importance of giving and being charitable. It's an important tenet of our faith. But I think my support of those less fortunate than me should be my decision, not something the government requires me to do through taxation. And I don't feel guilty that I'm a "have." Somebody has to be. Why NOT me?
I lived on ramen noodles and busted my butt in college (which I paid for through scholarships and loans). There was many a night I couldn't afford to go to the bar w/my sorority sisters b/c I was a scholarship student and didn't have an allowance from my folks.
I don't pick my friends b/c of their income level. I've see both sides of the coin. And I'm sure I would have liked you just as much 20 years ago (well, I was 10 yo 20 years ago, so I'm not sure we would have had much in common...but you get the point) as I do now. And I do like you, even if I don't agree with you!
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If your kids are hungry and there's no heat, that's what you do.
Ok. So why your comment of...
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I mean, if I'm not doing anything that everyone else isn't doing, why so snarky?
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