leopard_eater t1_isn23zu wrote
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If we actually made this commensurate with more supports for families, it could work.
I’m watching the announcement made last night by our Australian PM about the increase in parental leave from 3-6 months, paid by the government. That is on top of the four weeks paid sick leave that women can accrue to help them initially prepare for and/or recover from the initial phases of childbirth, and the four weeks paid annual leave that they can also take.
Given that a spouse can also take four weeks of personal or carers leave (for holidays, the birth or anything), this means that a woman and her partner can take four weeks off before the birth (birth parent), four weeks annual leave or sick/carers leave after the birth (spouse supporting finances during that time), then they can choose to mix it up how they want from there.
Additionally, many workplaces offer additional paid or unpaid maternity leave and parent leave, most Australian low and middle income earners get a child supplement payment fortnightly, and if the birth parent suffers serious medical injuries due to the birth and needs more time off, their compulsory fortnightly retirement account pays a stipend after three months, and the employer is obligated to keep their job open for up to two years from the claim. They can backfill it during this time, but they must retain the birth parents right to return after recovery.
Let’s see if this increases birth rates. It might not, but I’m curious.
mreed911 t1_isn3qa8 wrote
Nothing is “paid for by the government.” It’s all paid for by the citizens, collectively.
leopard_eater t1_isn64cq wrote
Yes, to the tune of 0.1% of our federal budget, which is less money than our last PM spent of tax payers cash to fly to Hawaii to meet with the head of his evangelical Christian church, and then diverted into said church as charitable donations.
We know what democratic socialism means in Australia and we fucking like it.
mreed911 t1_isn7z1w wrote
All of the government money comes from its citizens.
leopard_eater t1_isn9frw wrote
Are you broken?
Yes - you said that before, and I responded.
mreed911 t1_isna65p wrote
You said .1%. I said “all.”
sluttyjamjams73 t1_isriudo wrote
K bud, what's your point?
mreed911 t1_isrk7w8 wrote
All of the government’s money comes from its people, not .1%.
sluttyjamjams73 t1_isrkgse wrote
Yes, and why is it so important for you to continue repeating that?
mreed911 t1_ist01wo wrote
You seemed confused.
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