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In reply to the discussion: So-called "feel-good" stories that "ought to make you throw up." [View all]Garrett78
(10,721 posts)I don't want to spend a lot of time addressing your standard-fare right wing talking points, so I'll just make a few quick comments:
Workers are more productive when they have less stress (thus employees are rewarded with paid leave of one kind or another).
All of society (including my wife and I, who have opted to not have kids) benefits from children being well-educated, from parents being able to provide necessities for those children, from everyone having transportation needs met, from everyone having access to affordable health care, from clean air and water, and so on.
Parenting is a lot of work, and hugely expensive. It's an epic responsibility, so yeah, government does what it can to provide some assistance (though far less than other national governments provide). As a childless couple (which also has many benefits such as far fewer expenses and much greater freedom), my wife and I don't begrudge that at all.