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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Let's face it: this country gives only lip service to families and children.  Short shrift is given to anything that would make life with children more doable.  Only the CONCEPT of families and motherhood is sanctified.  In reality, our policies are hopelessly outdated.  That includes the hodgepodge of non-standardized, expensive daycare and preschool options that parents are forced to choose.  There should be universal Pre-K in this country.[/quote]

Having a child is a choice. Why do you except rest of the society to subsidies your choices? Whatever happened to personal responsibility ?[/quote]

Almost everyone has children. Social Security is much more of a subsidy than paid maternity leave.[/quote]

Social  Security was supposed to self funded program and it mostly is for time being. It doesn't matter that majority of people have children they still shouldn't be paid to have one. Like another subsidy program it leads to unforeseen consequences.[/quote]

All programs are "self-funded" as money doesn't grow on trees. You pay taxes all the time (i.e. at various life stages) and government uses the revenue to help you when you are in certain life stages. Really not that mysterious. Countries with much less debt have been doing it for decades.[/quote]

This a fucking a lie. Majority of federal government program are not self funded. In fact they contribute to a huge deficit problem we have now. Social security is a notable exception of a federal government program that is self funded.  I also don't believe we should  to our already massive debt so women can be paid to have babies.[/quote]

Paid maternity leave can also be "self-funded". We can introduce a special small "mother tax" that will be deducted from everyone's paycheck. Apparently, that would make a world of difference to you  :roll: [/quote]

You can also take personal responsibility and save amount you need before you have kids. Why do you need to get government involved in this?[/quote]

To maintain the role of the employee i.e. career. I have plenty of money saved; however I would never take unpaid maternity leave. It has almost nothing to do with money. I want to be employed and I don't feel employed if I am not paid.[/quote]

This is a very stupid excuse to mandate a massive bureaucratic tax on everyone so you can maintain your self-worth. I am sorry but your choices have consequences and I for one do not feel that government should subsides those[/quote]

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