Paid maternity leave will never happen in this country like Euro, Asian countries because of racism???

qwasi

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America is a capitalist utopia. Everything is done for the benefit of one's wealth. Its so ingrained in its zeitgeist people will actively fight to maintain it. The idea that individualism over state intervention fosters exceptionalism has given free reign. There is a direct correlation between high tax and "those social benefits" you speak off.
 

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It's absolutely correct.

Funny thing is it's their asses who abuse things like maternity leave the most. You can't take that much time off, they can.
 

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Went to a men's ministry at my church this morning. And my pastor brought up this point. And I wanna see what the Coli thinks. He argued that alot benefits that you see in homogenous countries won't happen here because of racism. That it will not only benefit whites but Black people. Yes, some companies have paid leave. But as a country he said that won't happen. Agree or diagree?
First of all, your Pastor sounds like a racist. :ufdup: Jokes aside, sometimes focusing on race blind people from the bigger picture which is cost effectiveness. We already live in a country where employers can avoid paying benefits due to the number of hours employees work. Many companies already have paid maternity leave. Making it mandatory will be a cost and risk many employers are not willing to accept.
 

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I don't think that's why. Latinos and Indians are having more babies than Black ppl and more than white ppl.

That being said, my company gives both female and maternity leave.
 

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That’s a big reason a lot of social programs get hate. white people hate the idea of black people getting social services more than they love social services. Even when they use them more than anyone.

but when they get then they won’t let them go. Look at Obamacare. It was rural white people who blocked Trump from repealing it.

LBJ had that line about all you need to do to control poor white people is convince them someone black is getting something from ”their” government.
 

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I guess I’ve only worked in places that have guaranteed paid mat/pat leave, even the one private company I worked for had it. I definitely agree that it should be mandated across the board, but I am curious which industries and places don’t have it.
The problem is with it not being federally mandated then there's no bare minimum so it wildly ranges. Most good companies will give you 3+ months but then you have companies who just give 3 weeks
 
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it's under the Family Medical Leave Act.

I think actual maternity leave and fmla are 2 different things. For example, about 10 years ago the company I work for would put women on FMLA for about 6 weeks after child birth. There wasn’t even a paternity leave. Now they actually have a maternity and paternity leave for at least 3 months for each parent, with full pay.FMLA was reduced pay, or they did some type of FMLA plus short term disability combo…..
 

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Canada was settled by the French.. No long history of chattel slavery either… America was settled by the original white boy… A truly wicked motherfukka
The French part of Canada is more conservative.

Anyway it's already happening at the state level

It can happen nationally if enough states already using it vote for it.
 
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