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> When I read we spent $1B, I think about how I'm responsible for $3 of that. I like to think about how providing 4-week paid parental leave would cost $2 bill
by 5upplied_demand 3mo ago
> When I read we spent $1B, I think about how I'm responsible for $3 of that.
I like to think about how providing 4-week paid parental leave would cost $2 billion annually and actually help US families. Meanwhile we have spent over $100 billion on this war.
- joenot443 3mo agoMy back of napkin figures gave me about $20-40b. I'm curious how you got to the $2 billion number?
- adityashankar 3mo agoHow do you even estimate that, human productivity is non linear to worktime and often, employees, when given good benefits are likely to be more productive. also there's the fact of this having a ROI since people generate economic value in the longer run, and hence, more taxes
- 5upplied_demand 3mo agoI'm curious about your napkin math, care to share? I got mine from a paper published by the University of Chicago: https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/735565 https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/735565.
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- lazide 3mo agoSo far….
- milkytron 3mo agoConsidering the push for reproduction from this admin and his technocrats, I'm curious if they would consider something like this.
- 5upplied_demand 3mo agoOne would think, but the flip-side is that this supports more women in the workforce. Traditional roles of men working and women caring for kids seems like a bigger priority of this admin. I do think it is a policy point that Democrats should absolutely be hammering them on. This is pro-worker and pro-family at very low cost.
- LadyCailin 3mo agoMost of republican’s decisions become much more logically consistent once you realize they just want to control people, primarily women and minorities. It isn’t and has never been about “family values” or “religious freedom” or “small government”. If it was about those things, they would look far more like democrats.
- pornel 3mo agoThey don't want all Americans to reproduce. Making a law they want still needs a couple of Supreme Court decisions overturned.
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- 5upplied_demand 3mo ago> the possible events that could lead to World War 3. Iran is directly connected to all of that. If any event has pushed us closer to WW3 it is the US's decision to preemptively attack Iran. > Seems like money well spent. Based on what outcome? The regime is still intact, if not stronger. They are likely more resolute in wanting a nuclear weapon, as we almost certainly wouldn't have attacked them if they had one. They have validated their control over the Straight of Hormuz and it's impact on our economy.
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- Hikikomori 3mo agoHundreds of billions spent on a war you lost and best case scenario is going back to the deal Obama made. Money well spent indeed.
- CMay 3mo agoThat's a propaganda line. Iran has lost most of its capacity to make war, but it can still harass. The money is also not as relevant as people think. The amount of money is largely political fluff, not much in the way of serious economic impact in a $32 trillion economy.
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- platevoltage 3mo agoThere were WMDs in Iraq too right?
- toephu2 3mo agoCalifornia already more or less provides 8 weeks of paid parental leave (PFL program).
- 5upplied_demand 3mo agoThat is great, unfortunately almost 90% of the country lives in a state other than California.
- fragmede 3mo ago88.5%, to be precise.
- magicalhippo 3mo agoHere in Norway it's 49 weeks with 100% pay. Mom gets 3 weeks before birth, both gets 15 weeks each, and 16 weeks can be distributed as parents see fit. So if mom gets the full 16 weeks, she gets 34 weeks total, and partner gets 15 weeks. Parents can decide to get 80% pay, in which case they get 61 weeks total. Some weeks around birth is fixed, apart from that parents can decide how to use it. One could work two days a week and have three days off, for example. The pay is capped, but many employers will compensate the difference for high earners.