Today I’ve got this Issue on my Nationstates (nationstates.net)
Time For Paternity Leave, Say Dads
A coalition of working parents have put forward a petition that NATIONSNAME’s maternity leave laws be extended to allow new fathers time off.
I’ve encountered with many choices
1. “What is this madness?” splutters well-known conservative Harry Mombota. “Think of the cost! And have you ever seen a man breastfeeding a newborn baby? I think not! You can’t change basic biology by throwing CURRENCY at it – this is one area where the women just have to face the facts.”
2. “Offering different lengths of parental leave based on sex is discrimination!” yells well-known egalitarian Thomas Chandra, pounding on your desk. “And it also disadvantages gay couples. Why shouldn’t a lesbian mother have time off when her partner gives birth? I say we offer both parents six months’ fully paid leave, regardless of sex. It’s pricey, but it’s the only way to be fair. Oh, and parents who’ve just adopted can have it too.”
3. “I agree that we can’t discriminate against gay and adoptive parents,” says your Minister for the Family, Miranda Sparkle, “But there’s a limit to how much of a burden we can place on the taxpayer. How about offering, say, six months’ joint parental leave, and letting the couple divide it up how they want? That way families can find a solution that suits them, without costing the country too much.”
4. “Are you trying to cripple our economy completely?” implores Akira O’Bannon, CEO of Money-Grabbers Ltd. “If people have children, that’s their own lookout! If you can’t afford to take time off work to raise your spawn, whose fault is that? All parental leave should be banned! We’re not heartless bastards, though. Of course momma can take a sick or vacation day, or maybe even two!”
5. “There is another way, you know,” quietly suggests one of your advisers, “Young children need to be taken care of during the workday, but not necessarily by their parents. What if the government provided daycare for all kids until schooling starts? Parental leave would cease to be an issue. Of course, it’d cost a lot to take care of everyone’s kids, but I think it’s worth it to allow parents to work full-time guilt-free.”
6. Dismiss the issue
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I choose option 1 and see what happen.
The result saids ‘Many working fathers have never seen their children.‘
In result, my nation get a boost of this qualities.
Wealth Gaps
Economic Freedom
Charmlessness
Crime
Economic Output
Welfare
Average Income
Public Education
Public Transport
Business Subsidization
Eco-Friendliness
Sector: Manufacturing
Economy
Employment
Human Development Index
Obesity
And decline in this qualities
Taxation
Tourism
Inclusiveness
Pacifism
Ideological Radicality
Niceness
Income Equality
Compassion
This choice improve income of the rich, so it lower income equality. Compassion also lowered big. Look like not so good choice.
