There was a time when Americans cared about each other, their neighbors, their Fellow Americans....
There was a time when Americans cared that their Fellow Americans lacked Health Care....
Every developed country in the world provides
healthcare to all citizens. Except one.
When we, as Americans, blindly follow the Think Tank Propaganda, the Koch Brothers Propaganda, insisting we want smaller government, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH....do we share their Moral Bankruptcy as well?
Isn't it curious that those nations that 'TAKE CARE OF THEIR OWN' are prosperous?
What happened to Americans that BLOATED MILITARY BUDGET makes more sense?
Alone At The Bottom
The United States Is The Only Developed County Without Paid Maternity Leave
The United States remains the only member of
the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, or OECD, that does
not guarantee mothers any paid time off from work after the birth of a new
child. The fact is not new, but it is so shocking that it deserves another look:
While mothers are technically guaranteed unpaid
leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act, research shows that only about half of working mothers in the United
States can qualify for job-protected leave–and wage replacement is at the
discretion of employers, except in the three states that have paid family leave
laws enabling workers to access some form of wage replacement. Meanwhile, paid
maternity leave has proven benefits for families and the society as a
whole. Check out these two charts below:
Women who have access to paid leave after the
birth of a new child are more likely to return to work than women who do
not have access to paid leave.
Countries guaranteeing longer paid maternity
leave have lower child poverty rates that countries that do
not.
BOTTOM LINE: Americans pride
themselves on being the best. It is frankly embarrassing that the United States
comes in dead last on ensuring economic support for new moms. Our workplaces
have changed–and we need policies that keep up.
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