fraiserouge@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 28 days agoThe US town that pays every pregnant woman $1,500: ‘We’re not OK with our babies being born into poverty’www.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square60fedilinkarrow-up1345arrow-down18
arrow-up1337arrow-down1external-linkThe US town that pays every pregnant woman $1,500: ‘We’re not OK with our babies being born into poverty’www.theguardian.comfraiserouge@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 28 days agomessage-square60fedilink
minus-squareVeryFrugal@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21arrow-down2·27 days agoWow a whole 1.5k
minus-squarethermal_shock@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·27 days agoPlus $500/month for a year. It’s to help with diapers, food, etc. it’s a start, but needs a lot more if they don’t want the population to drop off the Mariana trench.
minus-squaredoingthestuff@lemy.lollinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·edit-227 days agoMy copay on each of my kids births was over $2k, one was $7k. A couple of those bills were close to $30k, not that we paid that much, but still.
minus-squareSoup@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·27 days agoThe US: “we need to be making more babies! Also fuck you, here’s a bill for the amount of a very nice new car! Get fucked, loser!”
Wow a whole 1.5k
Plus $500/month for a year. It’s to help with diapers, food, etc. it’s a start, but needs a lot more if they don’t want the population to drop off the Mariana trench.
My copay on each of my kids births was over $2k, one was $7k. A couple of those bills were close to $30k, not that we paid that much, but still.
The US: “we need to be making more babies! Also fuck you, here’s a bill for the amount of a very nice new car! Get fucked, loser!”