fraiserouge@lemmy.worldBanned to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 1 year 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-square64linkfedilinkarrow-up1396arrow-down18cross-posted to: health@lemmy.world
arrow-up1388arrow-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 year agomessage-square64linkfedilinkcross-posted to: health@lemmy.world
minus-squareplz1@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up76·1 year 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 year agoStill amazing and I’m sure incredibly helpful to the families.
minus-squarestoly@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up18·1 year 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 year 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 year 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-squareMinnesotaGoddam@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down3·1 year agoit helps but $6k isn’t enough for a year in Flint, MI. That 500 doesn’t even cover rent.
minus-squarethermal_shock@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year 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-squareMinnesotaGoddam@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·1 year ago all early expenses since none of y’all can read
minus-squaresexybenfranklin@ttrpg.networkdeleted by creatorlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·1 year agoThe early expenses of raising a child, not “all of your expenses”
minus-squareMinnesotaGoddam@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year 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.
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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