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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]But Sweden has a mix of capitalism and socialism. Socialism would never work here in the US! [/quote]

Because the truth is, people don't want to subside others who are not just like them racially, socially, ethnically, you name it.[/quote]

Speak for your own (insular, racist) self.  I’m happy to have all women have maternity leave-whether they’re white, black, brown or an odd shade of unnaturally tanned orange.  Babies are better off when their mothers get paid time off to care for them, and we as a society are better off with happier healthier children.  The US is the only developed country that doesn’t offer paid maternity leave and it’s a disgrace. [/quote]

Actually tons of studies have been done showing kids are just as well off with working moms and full time childcare as sahms.

So there’s no reason to pay for it. If you want to stay home or take a break, pay for it yourself. It’s a choice, no one owes you a dime. [/quote]

My wife got four months of maternity leave with her company. I've taken 3 months of paternity leave with mine. If you've got competitive skills and companies need to hire at a certain level of expertise, they will provide some type of leave. One thing you start to realize really quickly when you're working with European people (and I use a broad brush because I haven't found differences between germany, france, sweden, czech republic), is that they can barely get anything done. Critical e-mails that would be mandated responses within 24-48 hours are frequently forgotten about or left unopened for up to a month or more. Items that you discussed over and over are omitted from plans or failed to be properly executed. I lived in the EU for several years and have traveled to almost every country on the continent. The people are by and large very nice, but they are also lazy as hell and do not take their work seriously. The last thing we need is to emulate them.[/quote]

What is it about your work that’s so important? [/quote]

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