• kristina [she/her]
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      3 years ago

      smh i sterilized myself to contribute to white genocide and soros isnt giving me anything? :deeper-sadness:

    • YouKnowIt [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      I would be backing this up if the thing you're replying to wasn't basically HSA for national maternity leave lol

      The people trying to have kids are getting screwed somewhat harder than the rest of us, you ever have to be on either side of a US WIC transaction?

      Sorry, I don't know where I'm going with this, but in the US it's like the barest crumbs to convince people to have a kid. Are we going to start pretending that tax credits mean anything for most people all of a sudden?

    • zifnab25 [he/him, any]
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      3 years ago

      I am so sick and goddamn tired of the only things america is ever willing to do for anybody is if you are willing to shoot some kids out

      Kids are fucking expensive, time consuming, and a full-time job in their own right. Its no surprise that people with kids who feel constantly underwater all the time are highly receptive to "We're making your lives easier" in a way that some libertarian-pilled single dude who hates the government and is trained to openly recoil at the phrase "We're here to help" is not.

      This isn't a one-way street. Parents are more politically engaged than DINKs and Singles. Parents are more anxious about their financial situation. Parents have a more acute need for relief. Parents carry a great deal more legal liability, too. So there's something of an onus on the state to aid a group of people living under a stricter legal code.

      earned income tax credit worth thousands of dollars a year? kids. $300 a month checks right now? kids. paid leave? kids. fuck off.

      Bucket O' Crabs Mentality.