In what really matters. . .
True North wrote:
On Friday, February 1, 2013 2:13:03 PM UTC-4, ESAD wrote:
In every category of social welfare that matters to ordinary people, the
United States just sucks.
How many weeks of paid maternity leave provided by various countries?
Canado 50
Norway 44
Italy 22
UK 20
Denmark 18
Venezuela 18
France 16
Spain 16
Netherlands 16
Germany 14
Japan 14
Mexico 12
South Africa 12
Pakistan 12
And the good old
United States, where
the fetus rules 0
That's right. 0.
What the *ell!
That is a big surprise. It only used to be 6 months up here when my two
boys were born in the late '70s and early '80s but I remember when the
improvements were brought in.
The USA has no mandatory vacations either. The country only holds $$$
sacred.
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