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Compared to the UK the social security system in the USA is fairly generous so if that is affordable so would be maternity leave.
by walshemj 7y ago
Compared to the UK the social security system in the USA is fairly generous so if that is affordable so would be maternity leave.
- lazyasciiart 7y agoHow on earth did you come to that conclusion?
- walshemj 7y agoAbsolutely compare what a single person gets on JSA to the much more generous Unemployment benefits lasting much longer than it does in the UK
- lazyasciiart 7y agoWow, you appear misinformed. Unemployment benefits in the US vary by state, in some states they last only three months. The amount you receive is based on the income you had before receiving it, so it could be more or less than the UK standard payments. That aside, unemployment payments are funded as a completely separate system to every other kind of welfare in the US and so they demonstrate nothing at all about how other payments could be afforded.
- mattkrause 7y agoAre you including the NHS in that comparison?
- walshemj 7y agoNo I was comparing US unemployment benefits to the UK
- dopamean 7y agoYou said "social security."
- mattkrause 7y agoRight, but neither of those benefits exist in a vacuum. American health insurance is usually tied to your job. If you lose your job, you can continue it, temporarily, through a provision called COBRA, but it is often outrageously expensive. In the UK, I believe you’re able to access the NHS regardless of your employment status (right?). Equivalent insurance would cost you hundreds of dollars a month in the US, if not more, and would have to be paid from your benefits. An apples-to-apples comparison between the two system ought to include that fact.