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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]They substantially increased the benefit two years ago, I think because the money coming in was in excess of what rhet needed for the benefits paid out.  But they increased it too much and [b]word got out[/b] so of course the old rate wasn’t sufficient to cover the major increase.  [/quote]

Meaning what? [/quote]

Meaning it’s like European level standards except we don’t tax the same way to pay for it.[/quote]

So people didn't used to use it because it wasn't good, but then it got good so people did use it? Or more people had more babies so they could use it more? I don't get it. [/quote]

It doesn’t just cover birth of a baby.  It covers basically any health condition for you or for any family member you’d like to care for, for up to 12 weeks.  So you can take off 12 weeks paid for care for your mom or your sister or whatever.  So imagine before a sick mom that could get by with help from her friends/neighbors, or maybe before her three kids split it up—but now the one child that works for a private employer in DC can get 12 weeks paid, so they take off the whole thing.  
I’m not saying whether this is good or bad but I think DOES screwed up in projecting how much more this would cost when people started to realize how great this benefit is, and so they now have to triple the tax to cover the benefit.  It’s better than what is offered in other states and I think will continue to increase in expense as more people become aware of it. [/quote]

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