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In reply to the discussion: Sanders Endorses Small Tax Hike On All To Fund Family Leave [View all]TexasBushwhacker
(20,281 posts)"Sanders touted a measure sponsored in the Senate by Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand of New York that would impose a new 0.2% payroll tax to finance family leave payments. The proposal would allow workers to get up to 66% of their salaries as paid family leave for up to 12 weeks."
I am in that $40K and under group. I make $480 per week. I would have to pay an extra 96 cents per week. A person making $800 per week would have to pay an extra $1.60 per week, less than a Big Gulp at 7 Eleven. Yes, I think it's worth it, even for families in the lower middle class, in fact ESPECIALLY for the families in the lower middle class. The benefits would be huge.
I'd also like to see some flexibility ie. they shouldn't have to take all 12 weeks at once. Maybe they take off 8 weeks and then have the other 20 days for caring for the baby when it's sick or has to go to the doctor.