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Exactly. These people think that the government gets it's money to pay people to breed out of thin air.
It's robbing working Peter to pay for dead-beat Paul's illegitimate offspring.
Not only that, but taking extreme extended PAID leave on employers or states dime is not only a drain financially as money is being paid for work not being done, but then it is being paid AGAIN to have someone else pick up the slack, if at all! Those still left to do the job are left with that persons workload as well
In Norway the Mother and Father both get a full year of maternity leave. After a year either one of them can have another year off at half pay. It is important to the Norwegians that they start their children off right. They believe in supporting parents, the US believes in letting families sink or swim and builds lots of prisons for the sinkers. That's pretty much it.
And in the liberal view all women are to be made into welfare queens and should never marry a man who is capable of providing for them, nor should a woman be capable of providing for herself.
So a woman should be able to support herself, but at the same time its her fault if she can't find a man who is willing to support her? Huh? You contradict yourself.
Well plenty had the new t.v. as small as it was. They lived in suburban neighborhoods and had a decent life. All these goodies are becoming necessities in our future to some extent. Or at least most believe including businesses.
Things change and cel phones and the internet are not considered just luxuries anymore. A lot of people feel they need them for work, school like briefcases use to be.
But I do agree with you on cutting back on the mega homes and cars. That is a whole other topic but I'm thinking we'd agree on that thread. People live way too large.
Emphasis on FEEL. Feelings dont equate truth. Cellphones, tv, internet..they are STILL luxuries whether people FEEL that way or not
We should strive to be more like Greece, Spain, Italy and Portugal to name four? Very generous public benefits worked out very well for them.
And if that $15/hr minimum wage in Australia sounds good you ought to check out and see what kind of a shack (a real shack) $200k buys over there. You think housing prices are high in San Francisco?
In the end someone has to pay, who? You?
Australia's economy is doing well, far better than the US and Europe. They also have a lower poverty rate.
Lifestyle choice? Ha,not having babies is a lifestyle choice we can't all afford to make is it? Just what would happen if we all decided it was just a lifestyle choice?
Really, it's more of the attitude that if you give a woman in America a maternity benefit she would soon do nothing but have babies because she has no control of it all when it comes to free money. That is why I demanded respect, not for financing my "lifestyle" choice. ha ha ha
It's hard to give life to you creatures that grow up and crap all over us. lol
By the way, that was a joke, I don't think you all grow up and crap on your mothers feelings.
Sweetie, having babies (they call it parenthood) IS a lifestyle choice. There is not decision to make about it being a lifestyle.
So you equate respect with soaking the taxpayer? You want respect? finance your lifestyle yourself.
Listen folks, having babies isn't a ploy to get welfare, it's the reason you're all here. I'm getting a little tired of how lightly the job of having kids is being taken. It's what we are made to do, it has far more meaning then saving the government tax payers a few bucks. It should be covered and expected for woman who work. If you don't want woman working pay men a salary that can actually support a darn family!!!
If you all don't have a little respect we can stop having babies at anytime and see where that'll get ya. You definitely won't have to worry about financial obligation with no population.
Why should you be paid to have a baby? If you want paid time off, work it out with your employer. Many people actually plan their families.
It's just a thought but I do believe some countries want a healthy, happy populous. They seem to think people are more productive that way, have more children get higher educations and contribute more to their society in the end.
I think some don't mind a well rounded work force that include longer paid holidays, payed maternity leave, sick leave, etc. They seem to think they get a better return from their work force that way. Go figure? Maybe, just maybe they have statistics to prove this but I'm not sure.
Emphasis on FEEL. Feelings dont equate truth. Cellphones, tv, internet..they are STILL luxuries whether people FEEL that way or not
TV and cell phones no longer cost a lot of money. Even poor people can afford it on one days pay.
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