Without parental leave I might be dead

Re:Without parental leave I might be dead by lotsofpulp on Monday November 15, 2021 @09:41AM (#29227919)

My point is lack of access to contraceptives and lack of women’s financial independence might be the reason poorer women have more children. My conjecture is their higher birth rates have little to do with them being poorer.

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Re:Without parental leave I might be dead by endisneigh on Monday November 15, 2021 @09:52AM (#29228059)

Sure, but that has nothing to do with the original comment which is to say that women don't have to go to work. Nor do men.

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Re:Without parental leave I might be dead by orangepurple on Monday November 15, 2021 @10:27AM (#29228488)

I am "poor" by choice because my wife takes care of the children in our household. Our lives are richer than those of countless lonely $ millionaires.

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Re:Without parental leave I might be dead by hattmall on Monday November 15, 2021 @01:14PM (#29230535)

This is the real answer. Nothing else is going to change that. A basic lifestyle isn't that expensive and it's exponentially better than 99% of people's lives 50 years ago. Just making smart shopping decisions can literally double or more your buying power.

I really don't get the point of doing something you don't enjoy for 8-12 hours a day just so you can have expensive things.

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