And reminds us how much cultrrralaf republicans opposed it.
And, fucking-A Scott. Until you've had children, most people have no idea the burdens and challenges and pressures placed on working parents in today's workforce, especially in the professions.
I'd just point out that America, this great "city on a hill" that rightwingers like to think was hand-crafted by God Himself and is so much better than the rest of the world, falls seriously short in the category of how we treat working parents:
By way of contrast, consider Britain, where, several years ago, the Blair government passed a flexible-work law that allows employees with children under 6 to request a reduction or rearrangement in their schedules. Employers can refuse but must explain their reasoning in writing. In Sweden, parents have the right to work a six-hour day until their children turn 8, at a prorated salary. Although some view such practices as a drag on the economy, policies mandating lengthy, paid parental leave and government-subsidized child care are the norm throughout Europe.
Indeed, in the United States today, working parents receive supports and benefits that in much of the developed world would be considered scandalously ungenerous.
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