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Default 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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