Proof Republican men hate women and children. They know how to make them but nothing about what’s involved in raising them. #Nannies #BoardingSchool
Rubio’s “conservative approach” bill would create a mechanism for new parents to receive income for up to 12 weeks from their own Social Security. In exchange, they would have to delay retirement to make up for drawing on the fund for the leave.
“Robbing your future self to help your present self scrape by is hardly a benefit, especially in a country where old age is a leading driver of poverty.”
Andrea Flynn, a fellow at the left-leaning Roosevelt Institute, says, “This proposal would force women to choose between leave and retirement security. And we already know women’s retirement is much more precarious than men’s.” She notes that women on average have $3,000 less in retirement income per year than men, and it’s even worse for women of color. The plan could also be a threat to Social Security itself, since the program is many Americans’ sole source of retirement income.
Vote out Republicans and wait for Gillibrand’s bill
The success of comprehensive paid-leave plans with sustainable funding at the state level (seven states and counting) and the growing number of sponsors on Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand’s FAMILY Act make it likely to pass if Democrats get back even a modest majority in Congress.
Republicans, what’s next? Lowering the legal working age so kids can make up the difference, so their mom’s can retire?
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