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Re:Germany to Pass Japan as Third-Largest Economy, Helped by... by thefounder on Tuesday October 24, 2023 @02:25PM (#38003193)
Doing home chores does not make you employed. You can't get a mortgage with that. You don't get a pension or anything really.
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Re:Germany to Pass Japan as Third-Largest Economy, Helped by... by thaumasiotes on Tuesday October 24, 2023 @07:25PM (#38007092)
> Doing home chores does not make you employed. You can't get a mortgage with that.

Maybe you can't get a mortgage, but you can get a house.

Is that actually worse than getting a mortgage?

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Re:Germany to Pass Japan as Third-Largest Economy, Helped by... by thefounder on Wednesday October 25, 2023 @04:26AM (#38010565)
>> Is that actually worse than getting a mortgage?

I don't know but I think it becomes obvious that you are not employed the moment you want to move out. The house becomes a prison.

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Re:Germany to Pass Japan as Third-Largest Economy, Helped by... by AdamN on Friday October 27, 2023 @11:52AM (#38040141)
In Germany if you are on parental leave caring for a child you accrue social security benefits as if you were still at your job.
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