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originally posted by: Edumakated
originally posted by: Orionx2
To bad that people that want kids can't work it to were one is home to raise the kid instead of daycare and the school system raising them. Maybe people shouldn't have Kids if they both have to work all the time....
I agree with this sentiment. I don't think the issue is really maternity leave but that so many women feel the need to work. The bigger issue is that so many couples feel that both parents have to work. I've played around with the numbers and if the woman (or man) isn't making more than about $50k per year, there really is no need for them to work when you factor in day care costs, etc. The couple would be better off with the spouse not working.
originally posted by: SlapMonkey
a reply to: Orionx2
My wife is a SAHM...she also homeschools our 12-year-old and is raising our 2.5-year-old without using daycare or babysitters or anything else.
Point being, people can work that out, and often do.
originally posted by: Edumakated
originally posted by: Orionx2
To bad that people that want kids can't work it to were one is home to raise the kid instead of daycare and the school system raising them. Maybe people shouldn't have Kids if they both have to work all the time....
I agree with this sentiment. I don't think the issue is really maternity leave but that so many women feel the need to work. The bigger issue is that so many couples feel that both parents have to work. I've played around with the numbers and if the woman (or man) isn't making more than about $50k per year, there really is no need for them to work when you factor in day care costs, etc. The couple would be better off with the spouse not working.
originally posted by: SlapMonkey
a reply to: Orionx2
My wife is a SAHM...she also homeschools our 12-year-old and is raising our 2.5-year-old without using daycare or babysitters or anything else.
Point being, people can work that out, and often do.
originally posted by: TheBulk
It was nice of them, but it shouldn't be required. Why do my personal activities and not working require my employer to pay me for not working? I know you think you're being generous, but it's not your money and forcing people to do what you want them to do with their money is authoritarian.
originally posted by: CranialSponge
a reply to: Atsbhct
Why Don't American Mothers/Fathers Demand Maternity/Paternity Leave?
Based on the responses to your query:
It seems to be because they prefer the taste of crony capitalism.
Or the opposite.
Since Pat/Mat leave in Canada is a mandatory insurance policy that everyone pays into.
Not sure how you could consider that oppositional to crony capitalism.