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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It just seems wrong that we live in a society where people think twice about taking their child to the doctor or emergency room because they are worried about copays and prescription costs, and meanwhile my hypochondriac older relatives seem to have made 'going to the doctor' into a lifestyle.  I pay a lot of taxes and yet there's not maternity leave, no childcare.  That's apparently a "you problem" whereas senseless wars and viagra for old men are an 'us problem'.  Makes no sense.[/quote]

Old people have more medical problems than young people. They aren't doing it for fun.

I'd support national maternity leave but lots of employers offer it. I'm sure you're educated and could have looked into that during job search. Childcare subsidies and healthcare exist for those who qualify due to income. You probably make too much, but if you ever fell into poverty, those programs would be there. Most of them were not there when the boomers were younger, not even unpaid FMLA. They often lost their jobs entirely when they had kids and had nowhere near the flexibility and opportunities we have today. [/quote]

Fortunately, when boomers had families, you could raise one on one middle class income [/quote]
that's probably true, which is why it's more and more important that kids major in something useful to get good paying jobs.  [b]There are lots of good paying jobs out there, but it usually requires a degree that is not in liberal arts[/b].[/quote]

This is complete nonsense.  [/quote]

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