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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No, I've never claimed to be middle class.
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Personal bankruptcy is about protecting families from financial ruin. Previously, the bankruptcy system worked to help single mothers because when their exes filed, they could discharge their credit card debts and use the money to catch up on child support.
But the banking industry would like personal bankruptcy to favor them instead. The new & improved version undercuts protection for single moms by making them compete with banks for a share of their exes' income. Since the moms are most often the ones with custody, they're more vulnerable to foreclosure. The bankruptcy system should favor financial stability for parents rather than protecting the income stream of the banking interests.
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Of course they do. Why should they be out millions and millions of dollars every year when they did nothing to create the bankruptcy? Why should they have to pay the consequences of other people's actions?
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