fraiserouge@lemmy.worldBanned to Health - Resources and discussion for everything health-related@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoThe US town that pays every pregnant woman $1,500: ‘We’re not OK with our babies being born into poverty’www.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square10linkfedilinkarrow-up149arrow-down13cross-posted to: mildlyinteresting@lemmy.world
arrow-up146arrow-down1external-linkThe US town that pays every pregnant woman $1,500: ‘We’re not OK with our babies being born into poverty’www.theguardian.comfraiserouge@lemmy.worldBanned to Health - Resources and discussion for everything health-related@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square10linkfedilinkcross-posted to: mildlyinteresting@lemmy.world
minus-squareSpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down1·1 month agoIt could easily be enough to lift someone out of it. Anyway, don’t let perfect be the enemy of good.
minus-squareThunderQueen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·29 days agoMost developed nations have a minimum of 6 months paid parental leave and reduced, if not free, costs on early childcare. America is a joke
minus-squareSpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·29 days agoYes, which is why we need to strive to make it better.
minus-squareAA5B@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·30 days agoIt can cover the additional costs of being pregnant, assuming you have health coverage, keeping you from dropping into poverty
$1,500 is still poverty…
It could easily be enough to lift someone out of it.
Anyway, don’t let perfect be the enemy of good.
Most developed nations have a minimum of 6 months paid parental leave and reduced, if not free, costs on early childcare. America is a joke
Yes, which is why we need to strive to make it better.
It can cover the additional costs of being pregnant, assuming you have health coverage, keeping you from dropping into poverty