fraiserouge@lemmy.worldBanned to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · vor 7 MonatenThe US town that pays every pregnant woman $1,500: ‘We’re not OK with our babies being born into poverty’www.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square71linkfedilinkarrow-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 · vor 7 Monatenmessage-square71linkfedilinkcross-posted to: health@lemmy.world
minus-squareStamau123@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down8·vor 7 MonatenI 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·vor 7 MonatenWhen 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·vor 7 Monatenit 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·vor 7 MonatenIt’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·vor 7 Monaten all early expenses since none of y’all can read
minus-squaresexybenfranklin@ttrpg.networklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·vor 7 MonatenThe early expenses of raising a child, not “all of your expenses”
minus-squareMinnesotaGoddam@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·vor 7 Monatenso 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
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
Not even close