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
We need to value families above and beyond economics/capitalism.
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Replying to @GaiaRiot
I don't know that that means anything. I do value my family over economics and capitalism but I also value other people's wellbeing and I'm not prepared to take money which could be spent on vulnerable people for looking after my own house and family.
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Replying to @HPluckrose
Most people having kids are vulnerable. Everyone should be able to take care of their own children for up to a year. biologically/psychologically/sociologically speaking: we need to. Forming secure bonds takes longer than a few weeks. Breastfeeding is crucial and takes time, too.
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I think we're just going to keep going over the same area so I'll leave it here.
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