You are quickly becoming the king of not stating an opinion.

 

It makes me think you don't truly believe abortion is murder.

 

Ive answered this a million times for you. My answer is yes . If it is deemed murder and a law of the land and someone knowingly breaks that law, yes they should go to jail.

I can't wait for Hillary to tell us how she is going to help working women by raising the minuinm wage. A wage that only affects 4.7 % of jobs in this country.

 

Politics has been and always will be a game of emotion. People on both sides run campaigns on issues that in the grand scheme of things do nothing for the bulk of us and just try and pull on emotional fears.

 

Hillary hasn't talked economic issues of any substance she has talked on side show issues.

 

Right now she is avoiding answering questions on the free trade agreement Obama is negotiating.

 

The only candidate on either side that has released a plan of any substance on economics is Rand Paul and his recently announced flat tax to do away of loop holes.

 

I need serious candidates ready to tackle major problems.

Now, now. Let's not throw stones and let the devil inside of us.

 

No stone throwing going on here.

 

Hilldog will stop at nothing to win the White House and put this country into even more misery.

Ive answered this a million times for you. My answer is yes . If it is deemed murder and a law of the land and someone knowingly breaks that law, yes they should go to jail.

 

Not sure that really answered the question. All your statement seems to say is that you want to enforce the law, whatever that law may be.

I think some of you are oversimplifying this into an abortion issue, but I really don't believe that is causing this shift.

Issues of equal pay and family leave are probably at the forefront of their minds because that is what they face on the daily. Most women don't face an abortion daily or are even thinking about it. Some may even be sacrificing pro-life belief for a party that has at the very least mentioned these issues.

This "equal pay" discussion is very concerning, and I fear it will be exercised just like AA. The result will be a significant burden on companies for reporting...will create more governmental departments to review reports and issue statements, but will be a challenge to see any real improvement because this "gender gap" is going to continue if there are not qualified female applicants especially in technical careers pursuing advancement and staying with their careers. And how fair or productive is it to pay a woman, a minority, a white male, or a cheerleader a compensation that is not based on their qualifications and experience first. Sounds like we'll all be working for a union shop.

I think some of you are oversimplifying this into an abortion issue, but I really don't believe that is causing this shift.

Issues of equal pay and family leave are probably at the forefront of their minds because that is what they face on the daily. Most women don't face an abortion daily or are even thinking about it. Some may even be sacrificing pro-life belief for a party that has at the very least mentioned these issues.

 

I hear these issues thrown around but not many people understand.

 

So the government should guarantee paid leave for everyone ?

The United States is one of the few nations that don't offer paid leave for families when they have a child.

 

We are the United States of America. If anyone in the world is able to do it...anyone...we should be able to do it better.

 

We pay the politicians to figure it out, but the lack of focus on this speaks volumes about our nation's focus.

The paragraph from the Washington Post story that jumped out at me was this one:

 

"Clinton is already cranking up the pressure on this front on the campaign trail, condemning the country’s lack of paid maternity leave, maternal wage gap and dearth of affordable day-care options. Strategists on both sides of the political spectrum soon expect her to unveil a policy agenda appealing to working mothers."

 

If Hillary gets the jump on the GOP on (1) paid maternity leave; (2) equal pay for female workers and (3) the rising costs of day care, what's the Republicans' response? Will it be more of the same, i.e., "Our plan is to lift wages for all American workers, men and women"? If so, then that's a losing campaign issue for Republicans.

 

It sounds good.......but how is it going to be financed? Someone has to pay for these things.

WHO is supposed to pay for this leave? Greedy big business? It's rhetoric, child rearing is a choice, and many of us had to make financial sacrifices to make it happen. Yes...it would be nice if someone else paid the bills, but is that really fair? Will there be a limit on how many paid leaves a family can have? The liberals want to pattern our system after Europe, and Europe is becoming inconsequential. Our money grubbing executives already closed our plant in Sweden and moved the work to Hungary...wonder why? Much of our German manufacturing has been moved to Hungary or China....hmmmm.

Maybe if our focus was on policies meant to support families and not on corporate profit, we'd not be having all these other topics to discuss. Just a thought....

Maybe if our focus was on policies meant to support families and not on corporate profit, we'd not be having all these other topics to discuss. Just a thought....

 

I absolutely agree with you, but even then, I'm sure there would be a million disagreements about "what's good for the family."

I absolutely agree with you, but even then, I'm sure there would be a million disagreements about "what's good for the family."

 

Completely understand and agree. But wouldn't those be refreshing, compared to the current arguments?

Completely understand and agree. But wouldn't those be refreshing, compared to the current arguments?

 

That is a very basic difference in our core principles. Many of us do not want or need big brother government's help or assistance in living our lives...we just don't want it to impede us. There are others who believe it is government's role to nurture us and care for us and support us.

 

The challenge with safety nets is that they become entitlements.

 

And don't anyone kid themselves...government IS a big business...and it is funded by taxes. And if the economic welfare of the country is bad, then the biggest business doesn't do well either nor does it constituents. The kool-aid is tasty, but non-digestible.

In 2014, the International Labor Organization reviewed parental leave policies in 185 countries and territories, and found that all countries except two (the United States of America and Papua New Guinea) have laws mandating leave; laws vary in whether leave is paid by the employer or through social security.

 

Sounds like this is something that only two countries aren't doing. One is the strongest nation in the world. If our money isn't going to protecting our families and educating our kids then we have some issues with priorities.

 

We are talking about supporting our WORKING families. These are people who have jobs. California and New Jersey have a plan in place.