"It's humane to think that someone who had four kids wouldn't lose their job because they had four kids." It might be more socially beneficial for someone who'

"It's humane to think that someone who had four kids wouldn't lose their job because they had four kids." It might be more socially beneficial for someone who's going to have 4 kids in 7 years to simply not work at all, and mind the kids. It's really hard to come in-and-out of most high performing jobs, and if it's a low performing job, well then it won't cover the cost of day care. We can try to make things more fair, but we can't have everything we want as individuals or citizens. Also - here in Quebec they have cheap childcare which I think is an even better idea than long maternity leave. Having kids in Quebec no longer totally 'breaks the bank' and basically the cost of rearing kids is kind of 'spread out' over longer period of time, like a kind of 'kid insurance' - you're probably going to have one, so costs are pooled early on.