fraiserouge@lemmy.worldBanned to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 4 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-up1393arrow-down18cross-posted to: health@lemmy.world
arrow-up1385arrow-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 · 4 days agomessage-square76linkfedilinkcross-posted to: health@lemmy.world
minus-squareStamau123@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down8·4 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-up10·4 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-down3·4 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-up7·3 days agoThis is a supplement… Not income replacement.
minus-squarethermal_shock@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 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-down1·3 days ago all early expenses since none of y’all can read
minus-squaresexybenfranklin@ttrpg.networklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·3 days agoThe early expenses of raising a child, not “all of your expenses”
minus-squareBeeegScaaawyCripple@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 days agoso the baby sleeps in the yard then
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