That doesn't say either. I'd feel guilty about it when resources for the elderly are already so limited and disability living allowance being cut and so many low income families reliant on food banks. If I could see a breakdown which doesn't take provision from anywhere else...
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Replying to @HPluckrose
If our governments can find money for war they can sure as shit find money to actually help people.
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Replying to @GaiaRiot
I don't really know what that means, tbh. If money could be safely cut from defence, I'd like it to go to the NHS, services for the elderly, more tax credits for low income families. It shouldn't come to pay me to care for my own child.
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Replying to @HPluckrose
Then is motherhood not valuable at all? How is elderly and sick care valuable but not motherhood? Why would we pay for someone else to care for our children but we shouldn’t get paid to care for our own children?
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Replying to @GaiaRiot
Yes, of course it is. Because elderly and sick people cannot care for themselves. Because they're our children.We are responsible for them. Obviously, I am not talking about people who can't work and provide for their kids or who do but still need help. No money should come to me
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Replying to @HPluckrose @GaiaRiot
Do you feel we pay too much here in the UK? Legally we are allowed to take 52 weeks off work. Pay wise we get 90% of full pay for first 6 weeks and then statutory government pay of £140 a week for up to 39 weeks.
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Replying to @lizlozlizloz @GaiaRiot
We do? I just got 12 weeks pay. I think holding people's jobs for them is good and I think that a means-tested increase of benefits for mothers of babies also seems reasonable.
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Replying to @HPluckrose @GaiaRiot
I don't know enough about how the economy works but I'm just not sure 'because I want to be with my baby 24/7' is a good enough reason to be paid not to work once recovered from birth.
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Replying to @HPluckrose @GaiaRiot
I think that becomes a lifestyle choice then and must be worked out and planned for by a couple. My adult daughter is currently working a job she dislikes to save up money to have a baby and take a year off.
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Replying to @HPluckrose @GaiaRiot
Yes I think to some extent you’re right but Public Health recommend 6 months of exclusive breastfeeding, plus the idea of extending leave for up to 52 weeks was to include fathers to take more paternity leave. Though most don’t actually take that up.
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Yes, and this should be facilitated. I saw a horrible thing that I think was in the US of a woman ordered to do jury service whilst breastfeeding and then charged for bringing her baby with her so she could.
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Replying to @HPluckrose
I saw that too. They’ve sent me paperwork for jury duty that I have thrown out twice. I don’t use bottles or pumps since I’m a SAHM, so they’ll just have to wait.
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