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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am a SAHM.  Staying at home allows us a better, less hectic life and there are some savings and intangible benefits too because we are outsourcing less, cooking more, childcare, enrichment etc.  However, no one is paying me for my labor.  Giving SAHMs seperate pre-tax retirement savings instruments from primary earners or allowing them to pay into social security may be more helpful.

Since I was also a WOHM, I would prefer just equal pay in the workplace, paid maternity and paternity leave, flex schedule, on-site daycare and pumping facility.  Lets start with making the lives of working women better so that we actually have pleasant choices about if we want to stay in the workforce or not. [/quote]

It would actually be better if we require SAHM to pay into social security if they plan to receive it. [/quote]

Not really. We are high income and contributing to SS won't be an issue for us. I think it should not be mandatory.  I am sure many households are struggling to meet ends and childcare costs will eat up the 2nd income if the mom works. I did contribute for the required number of years to SS when I was working. I will be getting SS when I reach the retirement age. I am however not depending on SS for my retirement.  It is tricky. How do you redistribute wealth with some degree of fairness?

Perhaps we are better off just trying to fight for equal pay and paid maternity leave.
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Social Security is not an entitlement. You pay in you get money out. It's a retirement plan. You don't pay you don't receive. Plain and simple.

If you want to create a welfare system for SAHM, immigrants, and those that just don't pay into the system, that is fine. But SS is not a redistribution system. 
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