1. You might know that the United States is the only developed country that does not have guaranteed paid maternity leave
But did you know that the average length of paid leave that new moms get in other developed countries is now 52 WEEKS!
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2. The Trump campaign is touting its support for paid leave as a way to win back female voters.
But Ivanka and her dad endorsed an actual proposal yesterday and (surprise!) the entire thing is a scam
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3. The proposal Ivanka endorsed yesterday allows new parents to take a $5,000 LOAN and then pay it back through increased taxes over the next 10 years.
This isn't paid leave.
This is paying for your own leave.
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4. Why is this plan so terrible?
Republicans insist any paid leave plan be REVENUE NEUTRAL
So you are left with rearranging the deck chairs
(Keep in mind these same Republicans just voted for $1 TRILLION in corporate tax cuts that had no offsets)
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5. The 5K loan endorsed by Ivanka would finance about 7 wks of leave for someone making a 35K salary
The average paid leave offered by developed countries was 17 weeks IN 1970
This is a worse plan than what other developed countries offered 50 YEARS AGO
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7. There was a detailed poll taken last year about paid leave. 80% of Americans support it.
Most voters want employers to at least share the cost of paid leave
The Ivanka plan, where employees pay for the entire cost, is supported by ONLY 2% of voters
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8. The idea, I think, is just to say that Trump supports paid leave and hope no one pays attention to the details.
But it's also astounding how modest even PROGRESSIVE paid leave proposals are in the United States
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9. The FAMILY Act would provide 12 weeks of leave for new parents. It would be paid for by a 0.2% payroll tax on employers and employees.
So it's much better than the Ivanka plan but still worse than other developed countries had it 50 years ago
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