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Sparrows_Shadow t1_ivr3osf wrote

While I do want many of these progressive things, they still cost money. A lot of money that we simply don't have in this state with the amount of people + the cost of living.

Get more people to move here, build, and then lets have a convo on those progressive ideas.

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headgasketidiot t1_ivr5g3j wrote

This is the fear I'm talking about. Every single country has paid family leave but us, including way poorer and less developed ones. They all love it. It's just us.

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Sparrows_Shadow t1_ivr7atb wrote

It's not fear, it's data.

Places that have paid family leave have at least 1 million people living in their country. Can you find me a place that has any less 1 million people and paid paternity leave?

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headgasketidiot t1_ivr979h wrote

I happen to know cyprus just expanded its parental leave last month and has less than a million people.

https://cyprus-mail.com/2022/10/04/eight-weeks-paid-parental-leave-to-be-paid-for-all-parents/#:~:text=Parents%20with%20children%20up%20to,Kyriacos%20Koushos%20said%20on%20Tuesday.

That's off the top of my head because i happen to have a friend there. It's every single country. I guarantee you i can find you more if you're still not satisfied.

It's not data. It's fear. You made up data that isn't real to rationalize your fear.

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