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I'm not opposed to paid parental leave, but it's not equitable at all. It benefits the rich the most, and may even punish the poor. For example, there's no reas
by Aunche 7y ago
I'm not opposed to paid parental leave, but it's not equitable at all. It benefits the rich the most, and may even punish the poor. For example, there's no reason a senior investment banker should be paid high 6 figures to take care of their kids. They should have more than enough money saved up themselves to take unpaid time off. Meanwhile, the most vulnerable will have are even harder time finding full time employment as companies will have less incentive to grant it to them. Something like a guaranteed $500 a week for 20 weeks from the government makes a lot more sense.
- jan_g 7y agoIn European countries that do have paid parental leave, the system is funded by state and has attached a couple of constraints. One of those is that the payments to parents are capped. So, a person earning high salary won't get it in full during parental leave. Usually it's something like max. twice the average salary or something similar.
- lotsofpulp 7y agoIt’s the same in the US states with paid parental leave. If you want wealth redistribution, then use marginal tax rates, but don’t complicate the benefits by making people qualify for them.
- Moru 7y agoAnother rule (in Sweden at least) is that a company when interviewing a new person is not allowed to ask about family planning. You can't ask if a woman is pregnant or planning to get kids soon. You are not allowed to fire someone that is pregnant and planning paid parental leave. This goes for both father and mother. In general you as a father is expected to go on parental leave at minimum 3 months, if not 240 days. If you don't, people will look funny at you.