On May 20, 11:47 pm, Declan Murphy <declan_mur...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> Personally (other than as an anti-poverty measure for instance), I
> don't see any point in tax payer funded parental leave. Especially if
> its not adequately means tested. It doesn't appear to have any
> statistically significant influence on the long term birth rate or
> fertility levels. In most cases it seems be just a handout to parents
> who were intending to have children anyway.- Hide quoted text -
>
I think a parent has to make certain sacrifices when they have kids
and there's no social obligation to make those sacrifices (which
aren't that heinous) any more comfortable at the expense of everyone
else; I really don't like the notion of doing things just to make life
easier when it comes to relatively minor problems; . I do think
companies should allow their employees to take time off, and I
personally like the way my company handles this (if nothing else we
have good benefits). But there's no need for already-strapped-for-cash
governments to chip in.

John W.