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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think it's a horrible thing that happened.  That being said, she made the choice, no one forced her.  If she wanted a year off, take the year off and all of the sacrifices and consequences that come with it. She chose not to, you can't blame "the system" because you are not willing to do whatever it takes.  Yes, she kept her job for the insurance, but only because the other parent did freelance work.  One of the solutions would be have that parent get a job with insurance, etc.[/quote]

Victim blaming much? How many women do you really think can take a whole year off work (which, BTW, most women would be fired for -- you only get 12 weeks protected leave WITHOUT PAY with FMLA -- so it would effectively be leaving their job permanently)?

You sound like you're trying to blame the mom so you don't have to face the possibility this could happen to any mom, even one who really, REALLY loved her baby and made a ton of sacrifices.

You can't claim she made a choice when it's not a choice for most people. It's a necessity for most Americans to have two working parents. Get off your privileged high horse and GTFO.[/quote]

It is a choice.  Having a child is a choice.  If you want a year off when you have a child, it's your responsibility (not the government's) to make that work.  If you want to stay home, but can't afford to, then don't have a baby.  Don't expect the government to fund your dream for you.  [/quote]

As a taxpayer YES.  I rather my taxes go to something useful like parental leave, rather than funding a  lot of the other crap we fund.  Billions of taxpayer dollars are spent in other countries for aid, wars, etc.  Why can't we just direct some of that money back here.  [/quote]

Right on. I'd rather the billions we spend subsidizing plutocrats in the oil industry go to paid maternity leave for all moms.

Or the billions we spend subsidizing Walmart with corporate welfare. Or the billions we dumped on the banking industry post 2008. Or the trillions we spent on war in the middle east that just destabilized the region and created ISIL.[/quote]
If I got to choose? Our tax dollars would go to domestic programs here like subsidized daycare, etc. Since I don't and I realistically acknowledge that government will NEVER stop prioritizing the military industrial complex and subsidies to big busines? I will continue to vote for politicians who think it is unnecessary. Because they won't cut back on other things to make it possible. They'll just raise taxes more and more.[/quote]

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