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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In answer to your question ... yes, in other countries (such as France & Scandinavia) they have daycare. It is paid for by the state. The difference is that those countries generally provide generous PAID maternity leave, in addition to the general high-quality safety net for things like health care and unemployment benefits. So if you're a mother there, it's much more practical to take a year off of work, because the government supports that choice. [b]This does not have to do with the "general denegration of our society" -- it has to do with very specific social welfare policies we've chosen in this country -- ie, to have basically no safety net or support for families at all.[/b] [/quote] +1. You see in countries where no support is offered, birth rates are way down. Just like you see here in the US, almost all age groups have dropping birth rates: http://www.economist.com/blogs/dailychart/2011/11/us-birth-rates [/quote]
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