Alan: American conservatives, motivated by religion and political ideology, countenance no policy that hints of a "free lunch," even when such policies are demonstrably profitable.
According to the received "wisdom," every individual must be personally responsible for his actions: only then will God bless them and, by extension, the nation.
At bottom this intransigent demand for Shylockian "justice" derives from the religious belief that the "righteous" (even neo-Pharisees who are "righteous" by technicality) should be rewarded - and all the n'er-do-wells damned.
From the conservative vantage -- particularly the retaliatory "Christian" vantage -- it is categorically unacceptable to conceive gratuitous, unearned reward even though the word "gratuitous" derives from the Latin word for "grace" which most Christians consider a "gift" from God.
The etymology of "Grace": http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=grace
According to the received "wisdom," every individual must be personally responsible for his actions: only then will God bless them and, by extension, the nation.
At bottom this intransigent demand for Shylockian "justice" derives from the religious belief that the "righteous" (even neo-Pharisees who are "righteous" by technicality) should be rewarded - and all the n'er-do-wells damned.
"Yeshua Excoriates Fellow Pharisees: "The Woe Passages"
http://paxonbothhouses.
http://paxonbothhouses.
From the conservative vantage -- particularly the retaliatory "Christian" vantage -- it is categorically unacceptable to conceive gratuitous, unearned reward even though the word "gratuitous" derives from the Latin word for "grace" which most Christians consider a "gift" from God.
The etymology of "Grace": http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=grace
Matthew 9:12-13
12-13 Jesus, overhearing, shot back, “Who needs a doctor: the healthy or the sick? Go figure out what this Scripture means: ‘I’m after mercy, not religion.’ I’m here to invite outsiders, not coddle insiders.”
"The Hard, Central Truth Of Contemporary Conservatism"
"The Party of Personal Responsibility" Is "The Party Of Personal Irresponsibility"
"Red State Moocher Links"
Republican Rule And Economic Catastrophe, A Lockstep Relationship
Research suggests paid family leave can help everyone. "Since women who take paid family leaves are more likely to see a wage increase and less likely to go on welfare, such policies may exert a positive effect not only on gender inequality but on economic inequality." The New Yorker.
Maternity Leave
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A Map Of Maternity Leave Policies Arond The World
http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2014/06/good-job-america-a-map-of-maternity-leave-policies-around-the-world/373117/
The U.S. is one of only a handful of countries that does not require some form of paid time off for new mothers.
http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2014/06/good-job-america-a-map-of-maternity-leave-policies-around-the-world/373117/
The U.S. is one of only a handful of countries that does not require some form of paid time off for new mothers.
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