fraiserouge@lemmy.worldBanned to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 7 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-square76linkfedilinkarrow-up1395arrow-down18cross-posted to: health@lemmy.world
arrow-up1387arrow-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.worldBanned to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 7 days agomessage-square76linkfedilinkcross-posted to: health@lemmy.world
minus-squareplz1@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up76·7 days ago $1500, once $500/month for the first 12 months That helps, but that’s a far cry from “born into poverty” solutions
minus-squarestoly@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up18·6 days agoFor people on the edge, this would make all the difference in the world and allow them to sleep at night.
minus-squareFrozengyro@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up35·7 days agoStill amazing and I’m sure incredibly helpful to the families.
minus-squareStamau123@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down8·7 days agoI mean, I never had a kid, but $500 a month for a year sounds like it would shore you up for all early expenses
minus-squarePogogunner@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·6 days agoWhen I was in high school, many years ago, I remember posters in classrooms that stated “It costs $800 a month to have a baby. How much is your allowance?” I don’t know how that came up with that figure, but inflation has made this number much higher by now
minus-squareBeeegScaaawyCripple@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down3·6 days agoit helps but $6k isn’t enough for a year in Flint, MI. That 500 doesn’t even cover rent.
minus-squaresunzu2@thebrainbin.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up7·6 days agoThis is a supplement… Not income replacement.
minus-squarethermal_shock@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·6 days agoIt’s not supposed to. Wtf you having a kid if you can afford rent!? It’s supposed to help with formula, diapers, shit like that.
minus-squareBeeegScaaawyCripple@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·6 days ago all early expenses since none of y’all can read
minus-squaresexybenfranklin@ttrpg.networklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·6 days agoThe early expenses of raising a child, not “all of your expenses”
minus-squareBeeegScaaawyCripple@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·6 days agoso the baby sleeps in the yard then
That helps, but that’s a far cry from “born into poverty” solutions
For people on the edge, this would make all the difference in the world and allow them to sleep at night.
For sure. I’m all for it.
Still amazing and I’m sure incredibly helpful to the families.
I mean, I never had a kid, but $500 a month for a year sounds like it would shore you up for all early expenses
When I was in high school, many years ago, I remember posters in classrooms that stated
“It costs $800 a month to have a baby. How much is your allowance?”
I don’t know how that came up with that figure, but inflation has made this number much higher by now
Not even close
it helps but $6k isn’t enough for a year in Flint, MI. That 500 doesn’t even cover rent.
This is a supplement… Not income replacement.
It’s not supposed to. Wtf you having a kid if you can afford rent!?
It’s supposed to help with formula, diapers, shit like that.
since none of y’all can read
The early expenses of raising a child, not “all of your expenses”
so the baby sleeps in the yard then
Bathtub