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: 03-31-2003
Thu, 12-15-2005 - 9:50am
*I* know that; most people w/ a good education know that today. But my examples didn't fully understand that, and a whole lot of folks who finished (or didn't finish) HS don't understand it now. In many, many cases, no matter how much we try to explain, the belief that one is supposed to be able to plan to live on it will persist.
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Registered: 03-26-2003
Thu, 12-15-2005 - 9:53am

Why? Isn't what matters in regard to the financial aspect of working what you keep, not what you make?

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Registered: 08-22-2005
Thu, 12-15-2005 - 10:07am
To a certain extent, yes, but NOT to the extent of sulking because someone earning a tiny fraction of what I earn paid less in taxes.

Karen


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Registered: 03-26-2003
Thu, 12-15-2005 - 10:16am
Less?

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iVillage Member
Registered: 11-03-2005
Thu, 12-15-2005 - 10:20am
Flat tax, I tell ya. Flat tax.
iVillage Member
Registered: 08-22-2005
Thu, 12-15-2005 - 10:34am
yeah, like I said. Sad. You have more money than 99.5% of the entire world's population and you're in a snit over the taxes of someone earning a tiny percentage of your household income. Yeah, the world's real unfair TO YOU.

Karen


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Karen

"Veronica: "I hate fake deer too. Every time I see their stupid fake-deer faces I want to grab a shotgun and go all Cheney on 'em." Sure, but since fake deer don't talk, they won't

iVillage Member
Registered: 02-11-2005
Thu, 12-15-2005 - 10:34am
it's nice to see you karen....i've really missed you.
iVillage Member
Registered: 03-02-2005
Thu, 12-15-2005 - 11:19am
I said I stood corrected with the $7/day daycare. I know people from all over Canada that go to my University and said they never learned compound interest (besides that it exists) in elementary or high school. That's not using only my *own* experience. My sister is going to be an elementary school teacher and she has never heard of it being taught in elementary school.

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Registered: 11-12-2003
Thu, 12-15-2005 - 11:35am
With us, it was sort of understandable.... I had an IV "tree" with 4 tubes coming off of it, I was in the hospital for 5 days, had an ER c-section, dd was in the hospital for 12 days.. but still, $8k more and it would have equalled what I paid for my house for pete's sake.
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Registered: 11-12-2003
Thu, 12-15-2005 - 11:43am
Actually, when it was started, it was supposed to be the main source. There was this big stock market crash in 29.. and this Depression, and noone had any money, which is when SS was created.

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