Paid Leave In The US vs. The World - Cheddar Explains

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The United States is one of the only nations to not guarantee paid leave. - for parents, for illness, for caregiving, nothing at all. You’ve probably heard about this before, especially with European countries consistently making news for their family-friendly policies. But why is it this way, when the U.S. is the wealthiest country in the world? The answer may surprise you.
Further reading:
WORLD Policy Analysis Center
www.worldpolicycenter.org/pol...
World Bank
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Nat'l Partnership for Women & Families
www.nationalpartnership.org/o...
European Commission
www.nationalpartnership.org/o...
Int'l Labour Office
www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/pub...
OECD Family Database
www.oecd.org/els/soc/PF2_1_Pa...
U.S. Dept. of Labor
www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/file...
Center for Economic & Policy Research
cepr.net/documents/fmla-eligi...
Org. of American Historians
www.oah.org/tah/issues/2016/n...
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
www.bls.gov/ncs/ebs/benefits/...
Scientific American
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The Conversation
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@shinlanten 2 года назад

*_"I don't think there's a capital in the world that talks more about family values and does less"_* 😬

@warthunder9155 2 года назад

Many European countries euthanize the elderly. 😬 Also we spend money on more important things, like Europe's defense.

@tristman8413 2 года назад

@@warthunder9155 that's garbage some European countries allow it but its up to the person lol no government in Europe are going to say 'you're past 65 now time to expire you' 😂

@warthunder9155 2 года назад

@@tristman8413 they encourage old people who they see as drains on society to do it, also there was a case of a 17 year old Dutch girl doing it.

@tristman8413 2 года назад

@@warthunder9155 where's the proof? I don't think they'd allow a 17 year old to euthanize unless she's fully paralysed or something and it's the people choice not the government's in England the government will block you from leaving the country if you're going to go be euthanized in said country

@warthunder9155 2 года назад

@tristman 84 her name is Noa Pothoven. Look it up. I left a link before, but youtube deleted it. They also deleted your comment. The last one you left.

@davdav4804 2 года назад

Aaaah, USA, our favorite third world country!!

@SeSmokki 2 года назад

My favourite dystopian dumpster fire!

@The_king567 5 месяцев назад

Haha god you people are a joke

@The_king567 5 месяцев назад

@@SeSmokkinice conspiracy theory

@snk_private 2 года назад

It is not just parental leave - me and my girlfriend are about to have our second child while at university in Germany and we do not need to rely on family wealth at all - in fact we are somewhat "wealthy" students that can easily afford everything that we need while not having any form of salary at all - in the end we won't have any debts exceeding 10,000 € and we know that we can take our time and continue studying properly.

@kayladusseau2373 2 года назад

That is amazing, and as a US citizen that blows my mind! The US is SO behind.

@ninjanerdstudent6937 2 года назад

I get it. German life is easy. Thanks for bragging about your easy life.

@Eishallengirl 2 года назад

@@ninjanerdstudent6937 I wouldn't say it is easy, but easier and of course less stressful, if "simple" things like having the opportunity to stay home with your newborn is a no-brainer and you don't have to constantly fear things like high medical bills, losing your job immediately with almost no advance warning or having to rely on a car to get around.

@wora1111 2 года назад

@@ninjanerdstudent6937 In the last 40 years I literally paid more than a million in taxes in Germany. Part of that paid (back) for my "free" study, part of it paid for my daughter's "free" study, some paid for the maternal leave, some paid for state organisations that limit the allowable health cost, the work put in the infrastructure and much more. Actually there was even a stipend included for living in the USA and experiencing High School. Putting it all together, I think I got a good deal. As did many others here. Call it ADI, the " American Dream, Improved" if you want.

@wora1111 2 года назад

Usually people like these will finish their study, earn and pay taxes, thus repaying the money the state invested by giving them study and child support for "free". In business they call it "Investing in the future". We call in caring, human or social. In any case: It works for us

@technojunkie123 2 года назад

America is literally a joke when it comes to parental leave. My boss's wife had a baby and the amount of work & stress it took just to coordinate allowing him off for 3 weeks was insane. And when I look at all the women in my family who have had kids around my generation, nearly every single one put their careers on hold and had a high income earning husband to compensate for the lack of dual income. When the standards are that high just to have a kid how is any normal person supposed to have one?

@saagisharon8595 2 года назад

Only if they have a good job with that kind of insurance, otherwise you have a lot of these welfare queens who see childbirth as a right of passage. Those kids grow up in enough poverty to either end up in (for profit) prison or risk their lives fighting in wars that the government starts by creating enemies in foreign lands.

@dansugardude2655 2 года назад

People shouldn’t have kids. There are too many people in the world already. Is that abnormal?

@raceris7309 2 года назад

@@dansugardude2655 Europe's population is already shrinking

@kiwifruitkl 2 года назад

American women are better off marrying rich, and that can solve all money problems. When I say 'rich', I mean anybody who is at least upper middle class. It is also possible for American women to have lucrative work-from-home jobs. That's really the only way to have dual incomes, with one partner staying at home to watch the kids. And of course, some American women are 2nd generation citizens, and they may get their parents to raise the kids for them, as customary in the culture.

@ZentaBon 2 года назад

@@dansugardude2655 "the solution to insomnia is just sleep, man."

@jamdungdude 2 года назад

I'm a dad in Sweden, I home 5 months with my son who is 1yr old.

@filipbiderholt2072 2 года назад

Alltid på topp👆💯

@Racko. 2 года назад

AWESOME!

@purplelove3666 2 года назад

Awww How cute

@michaelxu7951 2 года назад

Nice!

@sofiabravo1994 2 года назад

It’s tough running a home I bet!

@Caedor912 2 года назад

Here in Germany it is 12 months or 14 months when both parents take the parental leave. So fathers are encouraged to also take some time for the baby. You get 2/3 of your earnings before birth.

@warthunder9155 2 года назад

That's great and all, but Germans make a lot less. 45k vs 63k usd

@pourattitude4206 2 года назад

@@warthunder9155 nice for you. I wish I were that out of touch with income lower than yours.

@warthunder9155 2 года назад

@Pour Attitude sorry for pointing the advantages of the US system. I guess we should be ashamed of ourselves for having a system that works well. While simultaneously defending said countries.

@pourattitude4206 2 года назад

@@warthunder9155 I know the system. I live here. Just not agreeing with you as to how much we all earn. You count the top 10% grossing people into your average. That's unrealistic.

@warthunder9155 2 года назад

@Pour Attitude and you don't count the fact one of the reasons many of those relatively free countries can afford that leave time is because the us subsidizes their defense. Also, we make more, and that not only includes the wealthy but the poor, which brings the average down.

@AE1OU 2 года назад

If Jeffy boy Bezos wont give his amazon "employees" proper lunch and bathroom breaks, I imagine he will never go for the idea of a longer paid maternity leave

@Joesolo13 2 года назад

Exactly why it needs force of law. There's always exploitative businesses and they're often able to put-compete smaller ones. Countless small stores have been wiped out by the 1-2 punch of Wal-Mart and Amazon.

@danmorgan3685 2 года назад

Then get rid of Bezos.

@ax6356 2 года назад

it's actually great for amazon because it ruins the competition, while amazon slowly replaces all but a few workplaces with robots without any pay or rights.

@Ryan-yw8iz 2 года назад

I have worked for Amazon and I go to the bathroom as long as I need. I think, old people or people coming from working a desk job just find it more difficult to stand for 10 hours daily. I personally couldn’t do construction because I can’t be outside all day. Every job isn’t for everyone. Luckily, people have options.

@lookingforsomething 2 года назад

We need electoral reform. First past the post results in politicians who just don't care. The two party system is ripe for corruption and makes it easy for lobbyists to pass their ideas to the select few politicians who can stay in power for decades. Getting rid of FPTP gives more choice, competition and better turnover of the worst people, meaning that more politicians are accountable and care.

@Puiz4Life 2 года назад

So sad to hear this. I live in one of the most wealthy nation and we also have one of the lowest income tax and my country still able to offer fully paid 16 weeks of maternity leave for mothers half is paid by gov. 12 weeks for non citizen children. Even Expats mothers get maternity leave. All the talk of "Family" America isn't a family first nation.

@xrpkidotec520 2 года назад

It's a military first nation... the military is the most funded agency in America

@hydrolifetech7911 2 года назад

@@xrpkidotec520 also corporations-first nation. The fossil fuels energy companies alone gets the same amount of subsidies as the military's entire budget which is itself astronomical!

@1bluegreen2 4 месяца назад

What country do you live in? I'm a hard worker? But I live in a third wold-first world country...

@neeneko 2 года назад

Sad thing is, at this point stuff like maternity leave and socialized medicine are not even 'bushiness interests vs workers' since the business community is, on the whole in favor of them (as long as everyone else has to do it too).. but they have become culture war points where the right has taken fighting them as a point of identity, divorced from any utility.

@Corvid- 2 года назад

Has the right been actively fighting paid maternity leave legislation? I admittedly am not well versed in this particular topic but going off information in the video, democrats have only ever proposed this type of legislation 3 times, always under a republican president. Trump strongly supported and signed legislation specifically for federal employees but legislation for the public was never proposed. Democrats had a filibuster proof super majority under Obama where they could have passed nearly any bills they wanted. Yet they didn't. Democrats have a majority now. Will they try to pass this type of legislation? By the way, I'm all for paid maternity leave. But I don't think this Us versus Them (specifically along party lines) mentality will get us anywhere except frustrated.

@neeneko 2 года назад

@@Corvid- It generally gets pushback under the general 'socialism!' rallying cry. As for the democrats, keep in mind that they are considered a center-right party. so when I say 'right', I am not just talking GoP. Generally the left of the party has been pushing for it, but they tend to be pretty weak and thus there is pushback from the more right elements from within the party.

@Joesolo13 2 года назад

@@Corvid- Yes, they have. Continuously. Nearly every anti comment on this video is using talking points straight from Fox or Congressional republicans about "government power" and such.

@Corvid- 2 года назад

@@Joesolo13 I'm not speaking about RU-vid comments rejecting the idea. I'm talking about politicians. Whereas Democrats haven't even written or introduced a relevant bill in over a decade, I don't think it's technically true to say Republicans are fighting it. Democrats have never introduced a bill while they controlled the branches. My entire point is, Neither party really seems motivated to pass this legislation. Present day Republicans may or may not be against it, but democrats haven't even made an attempt in over a decade.

@piekay7285 2 года назад

If you do healthcare like Germany it’s a good idea. If you do it like Great Britain prepare for disaster

@theintrovertedaspie9095 Год назад

Employees: "Ok. Were all having children, can we get paid leave." Boss: "What?? No. You can leave but your not getting paid. Those children are your own responsibility. Im not paying you to take time off to take care of them. Should've thought about this before you had them." Also boss: " I need you employees to work and make my business money so I can take care of MY children."

@saxson911 23 дня назад

More like: So I can hire someone to take care of my children, and my yacht.

@theintrovertedaspie9095 23 дня назад

@@saxson911 Yah.

@Muppetkeeper 2 года назад

The UK Maternity Pay shown here is a little simplified. The actual rules are Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) is paid for up to 39 weeks. You get: 90% of your average weekly earnings (before tax) for the first 6 weeks Then £151.97 or 90% of your average weekly earnings (whichever is lower) for the next 33 weeks SMP is paid in the same way as your wages (for example monthly or weekly). Tax and National Insurance will be deducted.” So definitely 6 weeks of 90% pay, then £152 per week. After that you can have further time off unpaid, up to 52 weeks in total. It should be better, but that’s what it is.

@purplelove3666 2 года назад

Not suprised.America's friend

@bubandlisa 2 года назад

Im in England, i literally overheard 5 women on their dinner break all 5 were BITCHING about Sarah about to have her 1 year off maternity leave and how THEY will ALL be having to pick up her hours and their holiday booking for the next year 🤣🤣🤣

@happyscrub Год назад

52 weeks??!?!?!! That's insane.

@Muppetkeeper Год назад

@@happyscrub I think you mean humane.

@carkawalakhatulistiwa Год назад

@@happyscrub the fact that in the United States there is no payment for parental leave. will make many workers all over the world heartbroken. because all countries even the poorest countries in Africa guarantee an average of 14 weeks with 100% paid parental leave. and developed countries in Europe have an average of 52 weeks of 100% paid parental leave.

@lonelychameleon3595 2 года назад

“Why the US is worse for (insert subject) then anywhere else”

@mellowyellow6572 2 года назад

I mean you can basically add any subject in there and the sentence would still work

@finn2828 2 года назад

US is just a third world country in a first world jacket

@naraendrareddy273 2 года назад

It's ok, this whole world isn't perfect

@gidd 2 года назад

@@finn2828 Well said

@auralumin 2 года назад

The People are proud of it, enjoys it, and will fight for the narrative until death cause we are so awesome!

@SapphireX413 2 года назад

When my boyfriend and I had our kids he was lucky he had some vacation time saved up to use. With our first he had 5 days off and exhausted all his vacation time. With our 2nd he had just 2 days off. I had to request an early discharge for myself and our newborn so he could get back to work and I could return home to our older child. Pretty sad for the good ol' US of A

@purplelove3666 2 года назад

So you guys are not married?.

@metalvideos1961 2 года назад

America literally is the worst developed country on the planet

@fernandogil65 2 года назад

@@metalvideos1961 I come from a 3rd world country, and we have paid maternity leave (at 100% of your salary) for 14 weeks for both mom and dad, and will be extended to 16 weeks starting next year, after that, we have public daycare at very low cost, they provide breakfast, you have to bring lunch, diapers etc. After that your kid goes to kindergarten and so on. Anyway, I never appreciate that until I came to the US. I don’t have kids myself, but I saw it with my nephew and niece. But I’m sure a proposal like this would be labeled as “pure socialist trash” and is against someone’s freedom blah blah blah 😒

@metalvideos1961 2 года назад

@@fernandogil65 exactly. tons of 3rd world countries have it better then america. this is what we have in the netherlands where i live The total leave period is always 16 weeks. An example: you stop working 6 weeks before the day after the due date. Your baby will be born 1 week before that date. You will then have 5 weeks of maternity leave and 11 weeks of maternity leave. and we get payed 100% of our salary as well. fathers get 5 weeks. so its less then in your birth country. but they get 70% payed of their wages. this is pretty new though i have to say. its a new law since 2020. before that fathers got a lot less maternity leave. so as you can see its not THAT much better as what you have in your birth country. but its still better then in america. and yes this would be seen as socialism. in europe we have a social democracy. hence the reason we have all of this. but america will never do this. they dont care for their citizens. no matter what you can think of a developed country should have. universal health care maternity leave paternity leave payed sick days payed vacation days. end so forth. they all see this as socialism and they will never do that.

@mojrimibnharb4584 2 года назад

Early discharge from hospital? Jesus.

@kamrenwalker 2 года назад

I don't even have a baby and im so here for it

@MrDonaldstepp 2 года назад

As long as its done right paid leave could be nothing but beneficial

@libertas-goddessofliberty5664 2 года назад

And insanely expensive.

@danmorgan3685 2 года назад

@@libertas-goddessofliberty5664 I guess we'll just have to cancel the next aircraft carrier. Oh, what a shame.

@libertas-goddessofliberty5664 2 года назад

@@danmorgan3685 It would be, especially when that's used to defend our Asian allies from China claiming the entire South China sea and deciding which ships can and cannot pass. Military issues are not as simple as cutting the budget. There's way more to it, and you have no idea how much you benefit from America's global dominance.

@libertas-goddessofliberty5664 2 года назад

@@EnigmaticLucas I DO!!! ONE HUNDRED PERCENT!! Don't put me in a box man, I hate it when corporations get bailouts and the whole war on terror was pure bullshit. Look at the state of Afghanistan currently. I'm just saying, if you want all this, it will require INSANELY higher taxes on everyone, NOT just the rich because the rich know how to keep all their money in the stock market. P.S: when government causes so much inflation as they are now, it always benefits the rich at the end of the day. Inflation is a tax on the poor and middle class. Always has been, always will be.

@danmorgan3685 2 года назад

@@libertas-goddessofliberty5664 You tried peddling that shit to the wrong guy. I am well aware of the actual role of the US military.

@AdmiralBison 2 года назад

Unfortunately still too many Americans have been raised/trained to believe they have the best of everything or at least think this is normal...it’s not. This Economic system will not change, unless we are all willing to accept that it needs replacing with a better one.

@bharathirajkumar 2 года назад

I work for an American company in india, and we get paternal and maternal leave 😂🇺🇲

@thallesbragalopesdearaujo9126 2 года назад

In Brazil we have 120 days maternity leave (since the 1940s) and 20 days paternity leave, both mother and father receive full salary for the days they are with their child, with the guarantee that they will have their jobs assured when they come back.

@alexmartin104 2 года назад

Yes thank you for covering this! I had to declare BANKRUPTCY for having a baby. I was 3 months maternity leave had to live off my credit cards. Ug I started this video but can’t finish this. It’s too sad.

@geofferypmeyers 2 года назад

I am so sorry that happened to you 😔😔

@dansugardude2655 2 года назад

Lol I’m not sorry for you one bit. You betrayed your employer and betrayed the U.S. economy by having a child. You can’t even understand what damages you have done, for personal gratification!

@deus_ex_machina_ 2 года назад

@@dansugardude2655 I presume that's satire? Poe's Law and all that...

@collan580 2 года назад

@Craig Whitley You are just stupid. Most people dont have enough money to save up for a kid you would need at least 50k to cover the costs.

@dansugardude2655 2 года назад

@@deus_ex_machina_ To an extent, but there is some personal responsibility on her part. I don’t wish for anyone to have to declare bankruptcy. However she could have planned for these expenses better.

@JoseRodriguez-lq3gu 2 года назад

We are such a neanderthal nation. Seriously. The wealthiest nation in history can't protect parents who are giving birth and raising the future.

@purplelove3666 2 года назад

And lets not forget how they force you to get medicare or Medicaid which ever one it is, on you, as if its free but you are paying for it.

@ThexDynastxQueen 2 года назад

How the US became the richest is exactly why we don't have such programs. The US Gov't isn't unable, they're unwilling and until Capitol Hill actively fears repercussions from the populace, whether non-violent, financial or otherwise, Congress will keep not doing the bare minimum. Don't attribute incompetence with what can be explained by apathy.

@scorchinggoat9589 2 года назад

pretty sure America isn't the wealthiest in history although I may be wrong

@sofiabravo1994 2 года назад

Because we are an individualist country fend for ourselves minded after world war 2…we aren’t a collective.

@georgehill8285 2 года назад

My Aunt and Uncle testified before Congress to get the FMLA passed because when my cousins were born (triplets), my aunt was forced to quit her job to go on bed rest and my uncle was fired for asking for the week of leave he had saved up. It used to be way worse. That doesn’t mean we shouldn’t make it better than it is now, just pointing out that without the little progress we’ve made, we could still be in a situation where pregnancy equals both parents becoming unemployed.

@sheilameagher3675 Год назад

Literally every single country that has passed the USA on this issue, have the same back story. You have Mansplained failing at Maternity/Paternity leave and turned being lazy into an excuse.

@georgehill8285 Год назад

@@sheilameagher3675 wasn’t my intention, I am very proud my Aunt and Uncle were a part of the process to make things better than they used to be. If you watch the hearing (you can still find it on C-Span’s archives), most of their testimony is my Aunt telling their story, and Senator Kennedy sympathizing. Apparently Senator Dole was a jerk to her off camera. I agree we need to push for better, and I’m proud of Aunt Linda and Uncle Rudy for their work in pushing for better to get us to this point.

@jonathanorozco3756 2 года назад

Funny how when you prioritize your works, they work harder, huh

@afaxmachine5045 2 года назад

What, you mean that people who enjoy their jobs and are payed a living wage work harder?!?!?! That can't be right!! Clearly the only way to increase productivity is to pay people nowhere near enough and treat them like shit, clearly that is the only way forward

@TheRealPSKilla502 2 года назад

@@afaxmachine5045 Nice sarcasm

@smooshfanultra 2 года назад

@@afaxmachine5045 If you work people to death, then they don't have time to whine about their jobs 🙂👍

@afaxmachine5045 2 года назад

@@smooshfanultra this man businesses

@collan580 2 года назад

Yeah i am surprised, i feel priviledged in Eastern europe because of this lol. One parent can get 100% of their paycheck for 6 months and than up to 2 year you can get 50% of it. And i didnt even talked about that we get 1 month off every year while getting paid.

@onixweru14 2 года назад

In Romania we have 24 months of paid leave offered by government. It is 85% of the average income calculated within 1 year before birth. The maximum paid leave it was decided to be 2100$ and the minimum 300$. The 24 months of paid leave can be split for both parents, but only one at a time.

@libertas-goddessofliberty5664 2 года назад

Why is everyone leaving Romania for EU countries if it's so 'generous'?

@libertas-goddessofliberty5664 2 года назад

@@EnigmaticLucas I see you're responding to all my comments. 😂 I mean RICH EU countries, ie. western Europe. Do you know how many Romanian women are forced to work as prostitutes in Germany, Netherlands, etc.?

@Joesolo13 2 года назад

@@libertas-goddessofliberty5664 No, you didn't. You said "for EU countries". You didn't know Romania was in the EU and now are trying to double back. You're so clueless.

@libertas-goddessofliberty5664 2 года назад

@@Joesolo13 LMAO I did, but even if I didn't what difference did it actually make to my point. Make an actual argument to my point pls. Of course, you can't bc you know it's the truth. If you wanna piss off a liberal, all you gotta do is tell the truth.

@onixweru14 2 года назад

@@libertas-goddessofliberty5664 , it's more complicated than that. The average salary in Romania is about 800$. The access to education, even if it's supposed to be free, is very limited in the rural places, aka 50% of the population. Corruption led to slow to none development in rural areas and poor small cities. 50% of population is not connected to sewerage, still using outside wooden toilets in the backgarden. We have beautiful landscapes and astonishing architecture but poor roads, few highways. The healthcare system is still an unique national health insurance house, corrupt as hell, towards which anyone employed is mandated to pay. The hospitals are in deplorable conditions. We have fertile soils but no irrigation systems and besides corporate investors, poor agriculture machinery. That's why young folks migrated to other developed country in search for education, workplaces, etc.

@gardenlifelove9815 2 года назад

There are other messed up things like financial slavery and income inequality based on biased. I know many hard working people that have been overlooked for many things that would've been beneficial and uplifting economically. Great video! Thanks for the information I didn't know this stuff

@warthunder9155 2 года назад

Have you thought of moving? Many Europeans have moved here for a higher standard of living but less government assistance.

@achinthmurali5207 8 месяцев назад

What is financial slavery? And what is income inequality based on biased? Explain yourself

@The_king567 5 месяцев назад

@@warthunder9155literally nobody has

@JohnnieHougaardNielsen 2 года назад

Seen from Denmark, the US is a surprisingly backward nation in some respects. And workers are well-protected. I've been involved in the firing of one woman shortly before she was to give birth, but that was a case of significant fraud. It was obvious what would happen when I called the CEO about her fraud.

@Finnec123 2 года назад

Well, what would happen? Don't leave us hanging...

@JohnnieHougaardNielsen 2 года назад

@@Finnec123 Well, as i suggested, she was dismissed right away, without further warning or severance pay. Fraud on the job is a bad no-no.

@The_king567 5 месяцев назад

Denmark is the most irrelevant country in the world

@FinancialShinanigan 2 года назад

Seeing how the U.S. treat their adult, you think they'd do better for babies?

@TheRealPSKilla502 2 года назад

ikr so much for "pro life" family values

@saagisharon8595 2 года назад

@@TheRealPSKilla502 Yeah pro-life, that's just live babies to make dead soldiers

@TheRealPSKilla502 2 года назад

@@saagisharon8595 George Carlin’s segment on this is amazing

@metalvideos1961 2 года назад

You think America cares about their citizens? News flash they don't

@TheRealPSKilla502 2 года назад

@@metalvideos1961 I think that’s pretty obvious. And we should care about our fellow citizens.

2 года назад

It sounds so weird to hear "pregnant person" instead of "pregnant woman". An example case of choosing political correctness over common sense.

@elipeeli Год назад

Shut up Tomas

@abeliever7029 2 дня назад

UK now take 1 year maternity leave. You get paid almost all of your wage. The government tops it up. You also decide when that leave starts, plus you can't be penalised for sick time during pregnancy.

@normalgirlcvco 2 года назад

Love how they ignored Latin America... so American of them 😍

@daelbows5783 2 года назад

Lol, when Americans compare to the rest of the world, they only compare to Europe and Canada. And then they wonder why they get a bad reputation in geography.

@libertas-goddessofliberty5664 2 года назад

Latin America's poor, Europe and Canada are easy to compare to because they are actually rich parts of the world.

@daelbows5783 2 года назад

@@libertas-goddessofliberty5664 exactly. that's why the title should be "Why The US Is Worse At Parental Leave Than Other FIRST WORLD Countries." Saying "Worse For Parents Than (nearly) Anywhere Else" makes it sound like it's one of the worst in the world. In reality, it's probably above average cuz most countries aren't first-world countries. UPDATE: Title has been changed and is now more accurate!

@libertas-goddessofliberty5664 2 года назад

@@daelbows5783 Touche.

@dave_riots 2 года назад

Because they're aware of the fact that the US is worse than some Latin-American countries when it comes living conditions for new parents.

@DCMarvelMultiverse 2 года назад

"Meant to be a first step." A sign something is/will be bullshit.

@Racko. 2 года назад

Ikr

@suedeciviii7142 2 года назад

"This small island" *highlights New Guinea* It's literally the biggest island in the world aside from Greenland

@libertas-goddessofliberty5664 2 года назад

Some say Australia is an island. 🤷‍♂️

@pickelhaube0449 2 года назад

@@libertas-goddessofliberty5664 because it is

@panzerveps 2 года назад

@@pickelhaube0449 Nope. Australia is a continent, not an island.

@oh2sail 2 года назад

Thanks for pointing that out. I never realized.

@MartinRodriguez-jy5cx 2 года назад

@@panzerveps arent continents basically islands

@hazelunderwood7573 2 года назад

Not even surprised that California passed an act like that. Imagine it becoming an independent country. 🤔 Let's be real; America is a joke when it comes to valuing its citizens, literally values profits over its people and infrastructure.

@Mona-gp4qt 2 года назад

We have a lot of problems here in California, but I am proud our government offers more social programs like this, or freedoms like legal marijuana and easy access to abortion clinics, than many or even most other states. I wish we had a social democratic model like western/northern Europe though.

@hazelunderwood7573 2 года назад

@@Mona-gp4qt I’m about to leave my home state, Mississippi, and let me tell you, when I say the standards of living in MS are comparable to some of the poorest countries, they are, especially in the MS Dellta.

@Mona-gp4qt 2 года назад

@@hazelunderwood7573 That sounds tragic and unfair. I hope your new life elsewhere is much better and is full of new opportunities.

@steward1226 2 года назад

@Cheddar, why ohh why do you make videos that do not have captions???

@BitsOfBen 2 года назад

It’s not just paid family leave that other countries have. In the UK it’s law to have a minimum of 28 days paid leave (paid vacation). It’s crazy the way things work in the USA.

@DJ.V-W Год назад

In the UK it's a legal requirement for 20 days (not including national holidays), it may vary by employer, but 28 is wrong. The legal requirement where I work (The Netherlands) is also 20, but I get quite a bit more than that.

@Zeratul187 2 года назад

Coz The American government works for Riche Riches not the working class ..... But working class in US is just asleep coz everyone is a culture warrior

@neeneko 2 года назад

Sad thing is, the 'riche riches' are actually in favor of this. It is 'working class' identity politics that keeps pushing back.

@pacmonkruz9846 2 года назад

I happened to quit my job for about 2 months and those days were the best times between me and my son alone. Mothers are bond through many ways while we as men have to work for it 4 times BUT it was worth it

@georgeoust 2 года назад

You can be a stay at home dad while your wife works. That can happen too. No need to reinforce stereotypes and traditional gender roles

@pacmonkruz9846 2 года назад

@@georgeoust your name says it all , but now do you want a cookie or a cracker?

@raphaeltrost6051 2 года назад

To explain paid leave in europe with the first and second world war is too short. In fact most legislation about that topic was done in the last 30 years. In my opinion the reason is that we are not afraid of our government to fix our society and would never say that benefits for our workers are "socialism".

@joermnyc 2 года назад

NY paid leave was nice, but they don’t take out certain taxes, so that money (being only 55% of normal pay when I used it, now it’s 67%) really was limited since the tax hit wasn’t very nice.

@davidnax9058 2 года назад

I am shocked how the us is such a 3er world country

@benkoskinen3871 2 года назад

Give it a few months, you won't be shocked to learn how underdeveloped the US is lol

@mayramc7070 2 года назад

Is there any activist group currently working on this topic? I'd love to participate but couldn't find any group online

@justacomment850 2 года назад

In 1426, Sejong the Great enacted a law that granted government nobi (korea term of slaves) women 100 days of maternity leave after childbirth, which, in 1430, was lengthened by one month before childbirth. In 1434, Sejong also granted the husbands 30 days of paternity leave Source wikipedia That was 600 years ago 👀 for slaves

@vaiyaktikasolarbeam1906 2 года назад

thats ... unbelievable

@Soff1859 2 года назад

America is such a short sighted country. Only seeing the immediate cost of paid parental leave, vacation time and apparently even sick days. Where everybody else in the (developed) world sees how the increased motivation, reduced turnover etc. has long term benefits. Not just societal but even on corporate profits.

@Soff1859 2 года назад

@Rr D5 i already live in "socialist" Switzerland. So no need but thanks for the tip ;)

@Soff1859 2 года назад

@Rr D5 not exactly. The bank secrecy laws have been repealed for international purposes about a decade ago. A more appropriate black money haven nowadays would be delaware. We also have the worlds largest food and soft drink company, the second and fourth biggest pharmaceutical companies, the largest google office outside the US, a top 20 university etc. Plus we are the 17th biggest exporter in the world, despite only being about the 100th biggest by population. There is plenty more going on here, other than the outdated banking stereotype. Also all of this is unrelated to maternity leave or other employee benefits anyway ;)

@Soff1859 2 года назад

@Rr D5 tax haven is a bit more appropriate. In the low tax sense, not so much in the illegal tax avoidance/fraud sense anymore. We do have quite low taxes, kind of like the US. Just that we still manage to provide the basic living standards like paid vacation and universal health care to our whole population ;) And yeah 80 years ago in WW2 we were definetly a money laundering hot spot, no doubt about it. But the aforementioned modern businesses dont have much to do with that and much more with the country being very stable and safe and having a highly qualified, mulitlingual workforce right in the middle of europe.

@Soff1859 2 года назад

@Rr D5 illegal what? Immigrants? A quarter of the population (so 2.1m) are immigrants. Altho mostly legal ones. Not sure about how many illegals. But again that doesnt have anything to do with anything.

@Soff1859 2 года назад

@Rr D5 4 national languages and 25% foreigners. Both numbers are much higher than in the US, which is about 40 times larger population wise... but yeah measured in millions (instead of percentages) the US of course comes out on top of many lists. Simply due to its size. Quantity over quality is very american indeed ;)

@KFGKingOfGames 2 года назад

At 6:05 that’s the true love of a mother 🥺 it made me feel so nostalgic knowing they are most likely dead yet I can see their love 80 years later 😢

@rmdhn1 2 года назад

this is what most americans don't understand with more wellfare bills and laws like free healthcare, paid leave, and etc, ALL OF US CONTRIBUTE VERY LITTLE for A SMALL PORTION that wil BENEFIT alot, it's like if you chip in on a gofundme, BUT NATIONWIDE, just a small amount to chip in

@ThexDynastxQueen 2 года назад

I explain proposed public services like the fire dept. You may hate your neighbor for good reason but fire hates everyone so we have a service we all pay into to try to stop the damage from spreading. It doesn't always stop it but don't pretend you're not relieved 911 exists free of upfront cost. Same concept, just different service. Most tend to get it when explained that way but some are still very stubborn and would rather die than have a cent go to anyone except them despite that being how taxes/societies work. From roads to the reason why most of yall can even read, we all paid in.

@kole1ful 2 года назад

I am what you’ll call an intern/resident doctor in the UK and I have 1 year maternity leave with job preservation• I couldn’t imagine leaving my newborn before 1 year of age!! It’s insane in America! Okay even if no pay, some form of job preservation?? Let’s not fire a woman cos she had a child? I’m originally from a messed up 3rd world country and even there we have 12 week fully paid maternity leave. The US is a mess and the shockingly amusing part is that there are people who defend it.

@CEOofTheHood 2 года назад

These folk born in a first a world country have no idea what life is like elsewhere. Reading about living somewhere is different than actually living there. Not having electricity for 15 hours a day, no water, no gas, no sewage system, no employment, no safety, no healthcare, no basic human rights. My entire generation, my entire family line has changed because I came to America. I owe everything to this country, my money, and my life.

@fioredeutchmark 2 года назад

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Well said.

@Hjernespreng 2 года назад

And your bias makes you seemingly unable to comprehend how fucked up America is compared to elsewhere. Had your family gone elsewhere, it would have been even better. "Somewhere else is worse" is not an argument to STOP striving for improvement! Imagine someone from, say, Ghana, complaining about inadequate things in their country, and then you condescendingly tell them "they have no idea how good they have it" because it's worse in Somalia. Doesn't make any bloody sense, does it?

@CEOofTheHood 2 года назад

@@Hjernespreng No one said that america is perfect OFCOURSE there are issues. "it would have been even better" But there isn't a place better in the world. Please name a single country that is better than the US, as diverse as the US and has many rights as we have here in the US. All I am saying is be grateful for what you have.

@theendurance 2 года назад

@@Hjernespreng there isn’t anywhere else on earth that’s better for IMMIGRANTS than America. America has more immigrants than all other developed countries combined. America has the most opportunity for immigrants and the highest potential for wealth accumulation for immigrants, not to mention the most open and accepting culture towards immigrants. And if my family went elsewhere I can assure you it would have been worse. I have done the research and there is simply no other country better for immigrants than America. Sure there are other countries where the people are wealthier and more taken care of by the govt, like Luxembourg or Qatar, but the difference is these countries don’t take in immigrants. Those countries are better for the native people of this countries. The US is the best for all people of the world. Which is exactly why most people around the world would choose to immigrate to America and not anywhere else

@daveotuwa5596 Год назад

I used to work at an Amazon Fulfillment Centre. Amazonians are permitted to get paid time off these days, and it ain't fo takin' keighr o' da newborn/infant. To request any days off from work due to such grounds, they have to apply for voluntary time off, a nonprofit way to be at large.

@C4nn15 2 года назад

Here in South Africa, you have to claim from the Unemployment fund for paternity leave, but there are catches it's generally only a small amount, doesn't really cover the full salary. Some companies will have their own policies though.

@gabrielmassicotte-rochon6920 2 года назад

Canada is a bit misrepresented, you get more than 50% depending on the province and when the child is born you get money depending on your salary for just having the child. So in the end you get more.

@Raptor1867 2 года назад

You also get Child Tax Benefit of $500+ every month for every child till they're 18.

@jeffmorse645 2 года назад

Of course they have to drag post-slavery era into the story never mind that very few Blacks lived outside the Southern states until well into the 20th Century (particularly WWII) when the Great Migration occurred. I have never heard of unpaid leave in European countries in the late 19th Century. They were so crowded, poor and oppressed they were the main source of our immigration at that time (by the millions). Conditions certainly couldn't have been that good for workers there. Paid maternity leave is almost entirely a late 20th Century issue and Europe's generosity happened after WWII - particularly the 1960s on. We don't have it because the US doesn't really have much in the way of social welfare compared to them. That's the way its been in the past 50 years.

@brainwells6634 2 года назад

It's a law passed in 1984 that president Regan say both parents must work

@Nikola8000 2 года назад

Move to Europe. In Croatia you get 6month of maternity leave 100% paid (its caped to some amount so actual coverage depends but your safe. Other 6 months! You get 70% paid. Father gets 2 months of paid leave wich he can use whenever he wants, up to his child's 8 birthday

@SuperHeroNexus 2 года назад

In the UK you get it even if you are unemployed.

@Dexy83 2 года назад

85% of Americans wanting something doesn't mean anything anymore.

@benkoskinen3871 2 года назад

Well that's because it's a flawed democracy

@xsforreal 2 года назад

While leave isn't sanctioned in the US, almost every large company offers it. For example, mine gives 6 weeks paid and another 6 weeks unpaid for every newborn. This along with another 6 weeks of paid vacation and unpaid vacation whenever you want (as long as you get your work done ahead of time). I know all companies here are not as generous, but there are plenty that are.

@wora1111 2 года назад

A famous man once said: A small step for humanity but a giant leap for an American company Oh, BTW: American companies in Europe have to offer European standards (Minimum loan, health care, different rules for hire and fire and so on). And usually do not go broke in Europe either. Makes one think, does it not?

@unicornwitchprincess1004 Год назад

6 weeks paid leave is not enough time for a newborn to even develop an immune system to go to a daycare. It literally is inhumane to child development. 6 weeks paid maternity leave isn’t generous. It’s breadcrumbs

@pimpnamedslickback7780 2 года назад

Everytime I go to vacation in the Carribean the folks from the UK usually are staying there double the amount of time as me and my family

@nocomprendo1409 2 года назад

Back in the Day you had both parents and grandparents raising the children. And they had 8 kids. Oh it was in Mexico.

@jorgefalcon224 2 года назад

Yes, but they hadn't the same life standards as in the usa, most of them were poor

@libertas-goddessofliberty5664 2 года назад

@@jorgefalcon224 still are much poorer than the US

@noobkiller1229 2 года назад

why are always Canada and the UK countries the US compares with? Is it just the language? I want to see the US compare to France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Austria or Hungary more often, to get a wider ranger, or even the nordic country (I know why not, bc they are sometimes used as an unreachable utopia)

@metalvideos1961 2 года назад

The Netherlands would fit in there as well

@noobkiller1229 2 года назад

@@metalvideos1961 sure, sry I forgot the lowlands 😅

@metalvideos1961 2 года назад

@@noobkiller1229 blowlands ;-)

@ThexDynastxQueen 2 года назад

Might be cause they're very closely tied to British colonization so share a slightly similar culture or starting points. But yeah it doesn't have to be like this tho. Now why the Nordic countries are often used? IDK, could be to show the heights of whats possible if your Gov't just gave AF and how a country is losing but the competitive nature the US used to have is long gone and it's just bold face lying to itself like a washed up former high school jock.

@neodym5809 2 года назад

Because the US would look even worse? Germany: 6 weeks before expected birth, the mother stops working while still getting 100% of her wage, this continues for 8 weeks after birth. Following that, the parents can share a total of 12 (+2 if both sides take part) months of parental leave 1800€ a month or 66% of wage. This can be distributed as you wish (for example, work 50% and get 50% of parental leave for up to 24/28 months).

@etaokha4164 2 года назад

I was watching am American series and the lady was called back to work after hours of c-section and she couldn't say no because in America they don't pay parental leave and she never had a choice to go home and attend her newborn . Am shocked it's real because in my head I kept saying I hope it's just in the movie but turns out to be real. Shocking

@qwertz666 Год назад

Wtf? After c section you need like 4 weeks for recovery... Even doctors say that.

@lsdesignweb 2 года назад

In Uruguay is 14 weeks with 100% salary for the mother, then a 6 month period (can be alternate by the parents) with reduction of the working day hours from 8 to 4, the State covers the cost 100% of the reduce hours

@hkkhgffh3613 2 года назад

Haha! You make children in Youragay?!

@lsdesignweb 2 года назад

@@hkkhgffh3613 The old The Simpsons joke

@hkkhgffh3613 2 года назад

@@lsdesignweb So you are the first citizen from Uy I met.

@justinfowler2857 2 года назад

American Corporations: You'll get nothing and like it! American Worker: Thank you sir may we have another.

@nupurgautam1 2 года назад

American corporates like Deloitte, Amazon, Cisco many others have offshore centers and they give paid leaves and other benefits to the employees outside borders.... so it is not about corporates

@ARyan-yk9qh 2 года назад

"A pregnant person". Yeah, it's called a woman.

@Kittychickenbun 2 года назад

Preach

@fuqupal 2 года назад

Our world government has decided for us that this is politically incorrect

@DownUFO 2 года назад

Oh my god shut up

@veronicalittle2642 5 месяцев назад

I live in Australia. I get 20 weeks paid by my employer at full pay and then 20 weeks by the government at $882.75 per week. I can take up to 2 years off. After seeing this I feel very fortunate.

@alexanderwegenstein9399 2 года назад

"Husky mademoiselles" lol

@gubjorgm.2259 2 года назад

I didn't know that the Nordic countries had that much better than the rest. I thought it was just standard.

@metalvideos1961 2 года назад

They do have it good. But not the best of any European nation. Believe Latvia got a year of payed maternity leave. Longest in Europe

@masterdecats6418 2 года назад

Video ends on a really optimistic note. I wouldn’t get your hopes up. Heck even if we somehow get it, I wager It’d be absolute trash compared to everywhere else.

@LyricsFred 2 года назад

cant believe my third world poor country has better protection for pregnant women than the fucking US does LMAO.

@ZentaBon 2 года назад

@@LyricsFred the US is overrated, we have a really destructive overworking culture here. Sure we get all the cool tech, but our quality of life is generally shit compared to many places.

@LyricsFred 2 года назад

@@ZentaBon like it says on the video, depends on the company and industry.

@metalvideos1961 2 года назад

@@ZentaBon Americans work more than the Japanese. Let that sink in

@AskMiko 2 года назад

7:30 - this was long overdue and is something federal employees should have gotten decades ago. Hopefully it will be increased to 24 or 36 weeks in the future.

@aerialkreiner2590 2 года назад

Agree, very long overdue! Federal employees are entitled to take 6 weeks of sick leave to recover from childbirth (or care for someone recovering from childbirth) before taking the 12 weeks of paid parental leave. This allows for a total of 18 weeks for childbirth.

@Analena30 2 года назад

I live in Croatia, member of the EU. We are not rich, we have very bad politicians but we have a year of payed maternity leave. Also, mother and father can split it equally. For the first 6 months of childs life you get 100% of your usually paychek, and for the rest, up to 12 months of babies life you get 5800 kuna, which is 70% of average paycheck in Croatia. One of not so many things that is great here. The second thing that is great is that everyone has medical insurance and noone will be in debt because of the apendix surgery. If you are sick, you go to the hospital and they treat you and you dont have to pay almost anything. Working people are obliged to pay for medical insurance so everyone can get help if needed.

@tula1433 2 года назад

I’m had surgery and somehow got CHARGED for my time off 🤣🥴🤦🏼‍♀️ Smh MERICA

@bmay8818 2 года назад

Ah yes, the country that says "we have great family values, family is important!" is also the one with the highest military spending, the least functional healthcare system, terrible wealth inequality, no paid family leave, etc.

@edwinreyes3998 2 года назад

Love to see this 💯💯💯💯❤️

@jackcarraway4707 8 дней назад

US: Think of the children and have babies! Also US: The children yearn for the mines and your employer is more important than your child.

@adityaambulkar4086 2 года назад

Well, what can we expect from a highly capitalist economy

@TheDarkFalcon 2 года назад

You're missing the fact that the USA is the only country I know of where you have to pay to give birth 😂😂😂

@habib6499 2 года назад

@Craig Whitley i live in africa and i hate the usa not the people tho

@ZentaBon 2 года назад

Lol two bot accounts commenting on your profile trying to make you think there's something wrong with what you're saying

@habib6499 2 года назад

@Rr D5 “your people” you sure bout that mate there’s a strong anti american sentiment and no one likes america

@habib6499 2 года назад

@Rr D5 and you don’t even know the country i live in that’s in africa and i’ve also lived in mainland europe and uk which both places have a strong anti american sentiment

@metalvideos1961 2 года назад

@Craig Whitley whole South and middle America is being destroyed by America since the 1800s. Ofc you will get immigration. You really are dense

@CABS16CS 23 дня назад

I live in the UK. I get 5 weeks and 3 days off per year (28 working days total). I also get 2-3 days off a week as long as I work 45 hours a week. I think it’s fair in our country.

@bobbycone2 2 месяца назад

The fact that people will abuse a system that gives them an advantage of getting paid for doing no work is absolutely true. Not all people will do that, there are honest people out there, but there are a lot of dishonest people as well. I've had to terminate employees for taking advantage and lying about paid leave.

@robertmcdonnold3038 2 года назад

Part of the problem is Republicans and "I love the uneducated" philosophy.

@Gr13fKvlt 2 года назад

Please elaborate, thank you kindly.

@chimera4021 Год назад

@@Gr13fKvlt Republican leaders have repeatedly spoken out against the state funding schools. In fact, many of them have actively supported defunding them.

@anffyddiaeth 2 года назад

4:35 Husky French mademoiselles handling wings with RAF roundels? That's odd.

@ThePirateParrot 2 года назад

Those are American roundels from the end of the first world war I think. I'm guessing the film is about American planes that have been shipped from the states being assembled in france. Which is the only period this would make sense for. British army flying corps of the same era would be red and would be dark in the middle on this sort of film.

@anffyddiaeth 2 года назад

@@ThePirateParrot Yeah, I checked and you're right. American roundels had a central white dot, whereas the RFC had a white ring around a central red dot. Learn something new every day :D Assembling flat-pack planes would make sense.

@erikoftheinternet 2 года назад

Just a note. In Canada leave is not funded by taxes. It's a social security program with paycheck contributions which are also capped (similar to some of the State policies you mentioned). So more like a mandatory group insurance plan. 2:53 - "Sounds pretty good, not Finland or Sweden good, but good." Canada in a nutshell really

@JoseEstradaManolo 2 года назад

How is it being a parent in Guatemala or El Salvador

@peniche8909 2 года назад

If you think this is bad, research Mexico. Would not recommend, really miserable.

@Hey_Jamie 2 года назад

No one needs to be told Mexico is awful. Everyone knows.

@djgroopz4952 2 года назад

@@Hey_Jamie No one needs to be told America is "awful". It's already popular... It's the popular thing to say.

@libertas-goddessofliberty5664 2 года назад

@@djgroopz4952 Yeah, since people blindly listen to the media, America is pure shit. It's a pretty good place, get off the internet and go outside.

@afaxmachine5045 2 года назад

@@libertas-goddessofliberty5664 it's wealth inequality is worse than France before the French revolution. You’re got more unoccupied houses than homeless people. The US is a fundamentally broken hell hole

@libertas-goddessofliberty5664 2 года назад

@@afaxmachine5045 lmao, look at per capita numbers. Of course, you won't. The US is the third most populous country on the planet, and the most innovative.

@YoshMaster 2 года назад

In Quebec we have an ever better parental leave than the rest of Canada it seems as we get 80% of salary most of the weeks off and it goes down after around half of the 50 weeks down to 50%. But someone who really needs the money could easily get by with taking only the weeks paid 80% and still get like 6-7months off work.

@juliegolick 2 года назад

Also, I know several people (including me) who got their start in the workforce by doing "maternity leave replacement" contracts for 6-12 months. It's a good way for young people to get experience.

@user-nf9xc7ww7m 2 года назад

Is this offered since quebec needs more immigrants to the province (particularly francophones) and more babies from current residents?

@YoshMaster 2 года назад

@@user-nf9xc7ww7m possibly.. I mean it’s obvious they want to encourage people to have children because we receive pretty significant amounts each year just because we have kids and the more kids the more money.. but I think the RQAP program which gives the extra % to parental leave is just in good faith as Quebec is pretty big on social programs to help people in general.

@Na0uta 2 года назад

There are many companies in the USA that do offer parental leave. Would be nice if they all did.

@theintrovertedaspie9095 Год назад

And my ancestors descended to leave Europe. Why???????????

@marcoarnaud3964 2 года назад

Good video, guys

@jimothypersson8306 2 года назад

it came out one minute ago

@trainman1647 2 года назад

@@jimothypersson8306 They can see into the future.

@itsmelewisable 2 года назад

Cheddar repping my boy Philip DeFranco

@carlsoll 2 года назад

1:26 We’d rather make Aircraft Carriers than make Moms & Dads finances less stressful.

@rexyjp1237 2 года назад

@Dukenukem 2 года назад

And here in CZ we have 2-4 YEARS of payed leave(same money, you choose time). We must be the richest nation of earth (not even remotly).

@timburkhadt 2 года назад

The best way would be to give an interest free loan to individuals to pay while they are not working.

@andydolphin3796 2 года назад

Nope, the best way would be for the US to live up to all that talk of "family values" and come out of the dark ages

@varkgriep 2 года назад

So to be the richest country in the world you shouldn't offer paid leave to pregnant women? Interesting

@qwertz666 Год назад

Other countries have healthcare but US has hEAlthcare

@thomasmochila Год назад

Why? Because pregnancy is voluntary. Just like any other voluntary activity.

@emoaf8555 6 месяцев назад

@@thomasmochilayour mum birthing you was also unnecessary

@SmartVideosJarkaWatched 2 года назад

Do you know what 'free market' is? Because maybe I'm not sure what it is; I'm under the impression that the government CAN'T control 'how much leave a free market employer gives their employees.'

@Leenapanther 2 года назад

Good place to put this: Europe freedom definition: Freedom with the government (government helps you) USA freedom definiton: Freedom from the government (go help yourself!)

@SmartVideosJarkaWatched 2 года назад

@@Leenapanther And then The Democrats are the ones telling us to hope for more help from the government ...

@wkrx.5dlr 3 месяца назад

That's just how greedy corporations prey on unemployed people looking for jobs and give them only a few days off a year or maybe even nothing.

@danarrib 2 года назад

Everything has a price. You want A LOT of govt aid for people, but you don't want to pay a lot of taxes. See how much tax people pay on UK, Canada or Norway, and you'll understand why their govts can pay for parental leave. Also, Americans has A LOT of babies. It's on American Culture that people need to marry when leave university, get a suburban house and have 4 kids. This is far from what happens on other countries.

@Ryan.zelenski 2 года назад

I wish my parents would not have made this bundle of expense and disappointment

@MichaelTavares 2 года назад

You have value.

@Ryan.zelenski 2 года назад

@@MichaelTavaresI know that's true...it's just hard when you've struggled every day for as long as you can remember and you know that you make so many terrible decisions without trying to every single day 🤦‍♂️

@sofiabravo1994 2 года назад

Do you not have older adults besides your parents to seek for wisdom? Don’t be too hard on yourself at least you’re putting effort.

@AdmiralBison 2 года назад

I hope we all understand this or that it’s beginning to sink in for many. The United States is not Capitalist, it’s hyper Capitalist with an acute Economic pyramid system designed to only really work for the few on top of it...even though the bulk of the working class at the bottom generates the wealth of the country.

@davidcarbone3385 2 года назад

This proves the use sucks when it comes to kids and parenting.

@sedrakpc 2 года назад

Kids are long term investments. In US you have to pay for your investments. I know you will hate me, but I think everyone have to pay for his bills. Why other people have to pay for your education or for kids? It is unfair to other people who decided to work instead of going to university or postponed family grow until they can afford it.

@metalvideos1961 2 года назад

That's called a social democracy. And here in Europe we love that

@Mona-gp4qt 2 года назад

So I suppose you don't like having your taxes used for roads, schools, emergency services, public libraries, etc.??? All of these things clearly and obviously benefit everyone more or less, and all of them are available at relatively low cost to the individual in the form of taxes. I'm just using your own logic against you. People with your exact mentality is why the US lags behind every other developed nation in terms of social programs.

@metalvideos1961 2 года назад

@@Mona-gp4qt america literally is the worst developed nation on the planet.

@sedrakpc 2 года назад

@@Mona-gp4qt No, you are wrong. Roads schools, etc.. are tangible physical assets. I can use them directly or indirectly and on the long term it will benefit me in the form of broad economic growth. I'm against providing anything free except the money or access to it. So instead of providing free eduction or daycare provide some free(or maybe interest free) money access to the family or individual. So if you think eduction is what you want get the money and spend on eduction, but If you think for you will be better to use that money to start body shop business or laundry or coffee shop you can do that as well. In this case everyone will get similar fair kickstart no matter if he wants eduction or not. Simila - instead of providing free daycare provide tax credit or check so families can decide how to allocate those resources. Since we all know government is the worst spender in terms of return per $.

@0Defensor0 2 года назад

How is that possible that almost every time someone talks about a serious problem in the US, somehow Reagan gets involved?

@benkoskinen3871 2 года назад

Reagan single-handedly pushed America into 3rd world savage country status

@courtneypuzzo2502 2 года назад

uh if you have a city job such as Police Officer Fireman EMT Court clerk etc. you get a minimum of 6 weeks parental leave and as much as 12 weeks say the baby is born prematurely and in the NICU or shows signs of having disabilities and needs to go to the Dr's more often for testing etc. I know this from my own experience as a child who's dad was a police officer and mum a 911 dispatcher until she retired after a car accident when I was 8 years old

@alex1695lopez 2 года назад

It's not maternity leave thats the (main) problem. If lack of maternity leave is the problem, then Europeans countries would be having more children since it would be easier, but they're having far less than the US. The problem is the price of childcare. Children are extremely expensive to raise, especially in Europe. Which is why people are having less children. Maternity leave addresses only the first year of childcare. What about the next 10 years until they get to an age where they can mostly care for themselves. School starts after most people go to work and ends way before most people leave work.