tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-190326263026916588.post2309317581709425761..comments2024-03-04T21:50:12.306+11:00Comments on Upon Hope: Why Paid Maternity Leave Is A Bad IdeaMark Moncrieffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07988061141727262837noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-190326263026916588.post-65050425112075465672017-01-26T15:49:53.840+11:002017-01-26T15:49:53.840+11:00Good post Mark! No-one has given any logical reaso...Good post Mark! No-one has given any logical reason why an employer should pay someone who makes a decision that prevents them working. Normal fairness would recognize that a person making such a decision has defaulted on their contract of employment and therefore must resign or be dismissed. The Government does have an interest in the populace having children in order for there to be a people to govern. The question for the Government should be "How do we encourage the production of healthy well-balanced new citizens?" The answer would be to direct most child welfare money into tax deductions for supporting parents and children. This would encourage the formation of families with at least one working parent. This has been shown to be the best environment for producing good citizens. If both parents wish to work that can only be justified by genuine economic reasons. A doctor could pay for a nannie for instance, but it would be pointless for a woman to take a cleaning job when the childcare costs would be more than she was paid.<br />This is how it worked in the 1960s when we had a baby boom.<br />The current crazy Government "assistance" regime has resulted in below replacement childbirth rates for the last 30 years! Replacement rate is usually nominated as above 2.1 children per women on average. This allows for wastage. We currently average about 1.7 children per Australian born woman or lower. The statistics are difficult to find as migrant women have far higher birth rates and the figures are not separated.Jeremy Aus.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07010723431575477131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-190326263026916588.post-3563630691665214202016-11-28T18:51:48.544+11:002016-11-28T18:51:48.544+11:00Hear, hear!
It's even worse here in Canada, w...Hear, hear!<br /><br /><a href="https://patriactionary.wordpress.com/2012/01/09/maternity-leave-another-bad-idea-which-should-be-eliminated/" rel="nofollow">It's even worse here in Canada</a>, where it's 35 weeks or more covered (and many companies allow up to a year off).Will S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02714519301979594160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-190326263026916588.post-39843895480442455242016-11-27T16:32:06.145+11:002016-11-27T16:32:06.145+11:00Good post, Mark. Paid maternity leave is yet anoth...Good post, Mark. Paid maternity leave is yet another way that the role of men in the family is artificially undermined by liberal governments. It ought to give a man pride to be able to support his wife whilst she cares for their young children. Instead, this is being usurped by the state. And down the track people will wonder why the family is not as stable as it once was and why men have less commitment to the labour force.Mark Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15961688379656119701noreply@blogger.com