fraiserouge@lemmy.worldBanned to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 1 month 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-up1398arrow-down18
arrow-up1390arrow-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 · 1 month agomessage-square76linkfedilink
minus-squareplz1@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up76·1 month ago $1500, once $500/month for the first 12 months That helps, but that’s a far cry from “born into poverty” solutions
minus-squareFrozengyro@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up35·1 month agoStill amazing and I’m sure incredibly helpful to the families.
minus-squarestoly@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up18·1 month agoFor people on the edge, this would make all the difference in the world and allow them to sleep at night.
minus-squareStamau123@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down8·1 month 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-up10·1 month 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-down3·1 month agoit helps but $6k isn’t enough for a year in Flint, MI. That 500 doesn’t even cover rent.
minus-squaresunzu2@thebrainbin.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up7·1 month agoThis is a supplement… Not income replacement.
minus-squarethermal_shock@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 month 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-down1·1 month ago all early expenses since none of y’all can read
minus-squaresexybenfranklin@ttrpg.networklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·1 month agoThe early expenses of raising a child, not “all of your expenses”
minus-squareBeeegScaaawyCripple@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 month agoso the baby sleeps in the yard then
That helps, but that’s a far cry from “born into poverty” solutions
Still amazing and I’m sure incredibly helpful to the families.
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.
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