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Re:The case for national paid maternity leave by pm90 on Monday May 18, 2020 @01:38PM (#23225634)
You are entitled to your opinion. Be aware that it’s only an opinion, though. The only way to objectively talk about benefits of policies is by using research and studies, not relying on anecdotal incidences of “waste”.

Despite people “exploiting” the system as you say, over the entire population it provides more benefits to society than it costs.

Re:The case for national paid maternity leave by thefz on Monday May 18, 2020 @02:36PM (#23226571)
I noticed that usually Americans are in favor of family planning and family support policies like these. And I, as an European, have seen the dark side of it and am becoming a bit wary of flat out, all trust social policies like these. "who cares, in the long run the benefits will outweigh the costs". Not my opinion. I might be wrong, though.
Re:The case for national paid maternity leave by economicslol on Monday May 18, 2020 @02:56PM (#23226878)
I have seen Europeans spit on people in my country and treat them badly. I as an American have seen it and have become wary of trusting Europeans. I saw it with my own eyes so therefore all Europeans are bad. I might be wrong, but let's be honest I don't actually think I am, my anecdotes are better than your data.

That's you, that's how you think.

Re:The case for national paid maternity leave by thefz on Monday May 18, 2020 @03:07PM (#23227005)
Well to be honest from my very first post I state mine to be a personal experience, not raw global scale data followed by any somewhat serious study; and secondly, if you look at this thread almost every other reply is a personal account of some sort.

I don't imply to be right, I'm just stating my opinion.

Re:The case for national paid maternity leave by economicslol on Monday May 18, 2020 @03:14PM (#23227101)
Well in an argument about Nationwide social policies your opinions and anecdotes are perfectly irrelevant and useless.
Re:The case for national paid maternity leave by thatcat on Monday May 18, 2020 @04:07PM (#23227719)
If Americans support policies like these then why don't we have them?
Re:The case for national paid maternity leave by pm90 on Monday May 18, 2020 @04:49PM (#23228180)
Marijuana legalization polls well but it’s still a controlled substance that can get you jailed in most parts of the US. Try to find out why.