CurbYourClassWar
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Dec 5, 2021 11:29 AM
CurbYourClassWar
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McPuffinStuff
BootsDusty
Zahnradfee
Ol' Fritzi was onto something there.
zenhon
How are you supposed to pay those medical bills if you aren't working? /s
IainG101
You '/s', but that is literally the point....
Mcjickle
How do they force you to give birth?
Queen0Ellen0Ripley
They need to keep those birth rates up to keep making profits. Need they're little worker bees
slartifartfest
The point is to get women to quit their jobs and make them good little obedient housewives, while keeping the men working like slaves.
mycatpoopedinmyshoe
If things start to be banned because of a ruling by scotus, women should then retaliate by never ever uncrossing their legs.
Throwaway9679
Land of the "Fee" /fixed
jlist
I live in Japan, a country where most cities give new mothers $3000-$5000 to cover birth costs. Oh, and you get a week to recover in the
jlist
hospital. Children are *amazingly* cared for with love and care in Japan.
Apapaia
Land of the fee
ImTheGodOfHellfire
Land of the free to be exploited
nekuth
Vladraconis
This should have a higher upvotes ccount
dezziss
Only in 'murica!
ISeeAlmostEverything
That's even worse than North Korea ...
djangojazz
Land of the 'fucking dumb' should be our new tag line. Hey I have a great idea that makes sense and follows what other countries do, nah>
djangojazz
let's do what our dumbest people want to do that get bought by companies. It doesn't help anyone overall but makes people spend more money.
drdildamesh
Conservatives like to punish people for having sex because they think they read its bad in a book one time. It's always the dumb book.
cadesama
Yeah, but it's not like birth is free if you are married. They punish everyone with their narrow mindedness.
Nightcaste
Yet that doesn't stop them from having sex...
alex5775
A book that they're not fucking supposed to be considering when drafting legislation
HistoricalContext
Said book even says so. You know, "Render under Caesar that which is Caesar's..."
LollipopKid
Can't believe people put up with this shit
DeeplyBroken
The hypocrisy of the USA is the hardest part about living here.
ReaperCDN
Spoiler alert, this is the end state of all unregulated capitalism.
hushpuppyextraordinaire
Yes but on the bright side every one can one a machine gun .
GruvaGuy
Yeah most other countries have an enforced minimum time off after giving birth of a couple of weeks. Employers are expected to send 1/2
Welley
Weeks? Months. Canada: Father = 6 weeks, Mother = 18 weeks, Parental = 37 weeks. Yes they are cumulative.
Welley
Changes per Province but it's about the same everywhere. Also, bonus weeks if there are issues with a parent or the infant.
GruvaGuy
People home if they try and work. US it's almost a matter of brain washed pride to say you were back the next day. Insane.
GruvaGuy
Paid time off btw.
NVGoddesscottage
The collapse of democracy and they all think no one else in the world sees it.
Noblert
Militarized personal responsibility
DeeplyBroken
The USA is actually about the least free major Western nation there is.
nomadgeo9000
Absolute shitshow ??
TheDogEnd
America is the future! Unfortunately, it's the Back To The Future 2 future when Biff Tannen became prez and the US is a despotic wasteland
onlyhalfghost
Biff Tannen with power was literally a mockery of Donald Trump already all the way back when they made BTTF2.
TheDogEnd
Ya, I know, that's the joke. Robert Zemeckis' prediction came true
VaultGirl69
I'll take $500 for why I'm moving away before starting my family, Alex.
PerthAussieMike
For the average family here, as well as no charges for public hospital birthing, parents also get a 'Family Tax Benefit Part A pays a 1/
PerthAussieMike
maximum of $191.24 per fortnight for children up to 12, and $248.78 per fortnight for children up to 19.
ThereAreCrocodiles
Hey Perth Aussie Mike, your post doesn't actually mention which county you live in.
vfxcookingsaab
And thousands for fertility treatments
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Sandyundertones
Some States are, but this doesn't apply everwhere
mouseasw
Name some states where this doesn't apply
Sandyundertones
California, Colorado, Massachusetts, Oregan, Washington
JellyNips
I think I speak for a lot of us when I say I'm tired and I want out
joshuaMemeSmasher
At this point, Feels like US is a third world country
Wyndynwyre
What has always tripped up legislators and planners is that the US is essentially a patchwork of 1st world cities and 3rd world rural areas.
AZRAELSBLADE
AlwaysHasBeen.gif
fluidexistence
You misspelled Russia. America is reversing it's way into being Russia.
fluidexistence
You misspelled Russia. America is reversing it's way into being Russia.
fluidexistence
You misspelled Russia. America is reversing it's way into being Russia.
theworldcouldbeflat
Well actually the "1st world" was just kind of arbitrarily decided upon after WW2. Having public Healthcare makes a country "2nd world"...
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theworldcouldbeflat
Your idea that the Cold war wasn't directly related to WW2 is kind of funny, but please send more random text pics that prove me wrong.
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fluidexistence
You misspelled Russia. America is reversing it's way into being Russia.
fluidexistence
You misspelled Russia. America is reversing it's way into being Russia.
fluidexistence
You misspelled Russia. America is reversing it's way into being Russia.
puffyjacket69
Thanks to republican policies.
elveatles
Literally America has been labeled a "backsliding democracy" by International IDEA
AyrA
Let's rename it to "peoples democratic united banana reupublics of america"
TyrannoNerdusRex
But the billionaires are doing fine so we got that going for us
Frenchgeek
If they're really doing fine, then why are they trying to leave Earth?
zanarchy805
Damn that hurts.
Itslukus
Because they're doing fine... the planet isn't.
asymmetriccarbon
The planet itself will be fine, anything living on it (including us), will not.
astromoondoggie
Time to sit back and feel the trickle! During our designated break time.
GruvaGuy
The trickle you're feeling is someone pissing up your back.
LefthandedLink
they missed the bottle they were holding
spiderjohn36
Golden showers from the ruling class.
BalaclavaBob
And people wonder why the birth rate is falling .
2graves
That's a good thing
dogmoind
It's all that god DAMN avocado toast!
Bukkhockey
It's falling worldwide. It would certainly help things in the US to have a civilized pre and post birth program at no cost.
TheWombatStrikesAgain
Seems like they're working pretty hard on reversing that trend. Wouldn't be surprised to see a attempt to re-legalise marital rape soon.
chuckles11
RE-legalize?!
TheWombatStrikesAgain
Martial rape used to be legal for quite some time.
secretdpp
Well remember the bible thumper crowd had to be convinced women were people and had rights
VagisilToothpaste
They're honestly still not convinced.
VagisilToothpaste
I think it was like 1993 or 1996 when marital rape was even recognized as a thing, let alone made illegal here. Some states are still >
VagisilToothpaste
hesitant to outlaw child marriage because certain religious groups will have a problem with that law...the US is a fucked up place.
Leithoa
At a national level Birthrate usually decreases as income increases.
tacticalattackterriers
This is partly due to a correlation for career/education drive that makes people decide they aren't ready/don't want to make the ...
tacticalattackterriers
...sacrifices necessary to be good parents while working (which is fine. It's not for everyone), and partly because in some states, if...
tacticalattackterriers
...your income is low enough, pre/post-natal and pediatric costs are basically the only thing you DON'T have to worry about, so the ...
tacticalattackterriers
...biggest/most immediately apparent financial barrier is removed.