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Nevernose

(13,081 posts)

18. That and paid vacation, paid maternity leave

Reply to BainsBane (Original post)

Sat Jun 25, 2016, 04:31 PM

Jun 2016

We are the only country (other than New Guinea) that doesn't have paid maternity leave. The only one. Most nations have paid vacation time, too.

You can't even honestly say these things would hurt business or be bad for the economy, since apparently paid leave time works in literally every other country on Earth.

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I think a $15 min wage would be great [View all] BainsBane Jun 2016 OP

Agreed that Congress makes law. But it's much harder to get laws passed Ken Burch Jun 2016 #1

I don't know anyone who has ever paid much attention to the Democratic platform before BainsBane Jun 2016 #2

If you don't care about the party platform, why are you engaged with the party? Scootaloo Jun 2016 #9

Right. because the only thing that matters BainsBane Jun 2016 #13

You didn't answer the question Scootaloo Jun 2016 #14

I disagree with the premise of your question BainsBane Jun 2016 #16

Well then you clearly don't understand the premise of the question Scootaloo Jun 2016 #17

Ken, that is disingenuous at best. joshcryer Jun 2016 #5

Thank you, BB! Cha Jun 2016 #3

K & R SunSeeker Jun 2016 #4

I think indexing it to inflation is a start. joshcryer Jun 2016 #6

Oh, yeah. Indexing is key. BainsBane Jun 2016 #11

Thanks for the reality check... Surya Gayatri Jun 2016 #7

I think the Democratic party needs to get on board Scootaloo Jun 2016 #8

It's in the platform BainsBane Jun 2016 #12

K&R betsuni Jun 2016 #10

It is a good start, I agree. Rex Jun 2016 #15

That and paid vacation, paid maternity leave Nevernose Jun 2016 #18