fraiserouge@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 2 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-square69fedilinkarrow-up1382arrow-down19
arrow-up1373arrow-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.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 2 days agomessage-square69fedilink
minus-squareStamau123@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down8·2 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-up8·1 day 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-up5arrow-down3·edit-21 day 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-up3·edit-220 hours 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-up2arrow-down1·16 hours ago all early expenses since none of y’all can read
minus-squaresexybenfranklin@ttrpg.networklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·15 hours agoThe early expenses of raising a child, not “all of your expenses”
minus-squareBeeegScaaawyCripple@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·15 hours agoso the baby sleeps in the yard then
minus-squaresunzu2@thebrainbin.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up4·22 hours agoThis is a supplement… Not income replacement.
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.
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
This is a supplement… Not income replacement.