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[quote=Anonymous]OP here, I'm a little surprised at the responses. For the record, my family owns a small business and has no horse in the race since small businesses are &lt;50. Despite not having the financial resources to pay for all leave, we make it a priority to give generous leave.

For those of you that argue the government shouldn't pay for it and neither should employers. How do you feel about unemployment benefits? The government jut extended benefits to almost 2 years, yet there is no ability to provide a similar benefit for maternity or sick leave?

When does the idea of fairness trump providing something essential to encourage the continuation of the workforce or supporting people trying to continue to support the economy during a temporary, difficult transition? If anything working families contribute economically in many more was than families with SAHPs. The two adults are working, their kids care creates jobs, they have more discretionary funds for tourism/charity/etc, and they may even pay for some domestic help. In addition to raising the next generation of worker (both male and female). It seems strange to argue that parents shouldn't receive benefits because it's unfair to non-parents.

We increased FMLA from 6 to 12 weeks and there was little to no impact on overall productivity. If anything it has helped to keep women in the workforce. I don't think anyone would argue that people aren't replaceable but there is a significant cost associated with losing well trained (and educated) workers. If anything, it was more efficient in the 50s, economically speaking, to not have women go to college since most wouldn't contribute economically. Now that women get college educations, we should try to keep them in the workforce (I they want to continue of course).[/quote]

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