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[–] ndsvw@feddit.de 14 points 1 year ago (6 children)

How can you even afford having children over there?

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[–] TheInsane42@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Welcome to the American nightmare.

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[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's because we're so pro-life.

The worse the conditions a baby is born into, the better wage slave they will be

[–] Cheems@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

We're number one we're number one.....!

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[–] SeaJ@lemm.ee 9 points 1 year ago (5 children)

About a third of the country has paid parental leave. We have it here in the west coast and I know most northeastern states also have it.

Here in Washington it is 16-18 weeks for women and 12 weeks for men.

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[–] laxe@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

USA USA USA

[–] UltraBlack@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

Fun fact: US toilet stalls are designed in such a way to reduce comfort and thus increase working hours. This comes from the same ballpark

[–] not_afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yep. I was pushed to get back to work a single day after my daughter was born.

But it's fine, I get my revenge on him monthly. Hope it was worth it for him.

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[–] thecodeboss@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (3 children)

FWIW California at least allows new fathers to take 12 weeks paternity leave. My company normally only offers 4 weeks of paid paternity leave, but my coworker managed to get 12 by living in California. I believe he only got paid for 4 weeks of it since I don't think the rule requires employers to pay the whole thing, but at least he got a lot of time off to help his wife and bond with his new son.

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[–] xX_fnord_Xx@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I refuse to procreate until I make at least $40 an hour.

[–] xX_fnord_Xx@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

'Smirks and folds his arms until the realization that only well appointed douche -bags will have children with his current goals. '~~~~

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