We will be holding our monthly meeting this Saturday (10/11) from 9:30-11 am at Urban Grind East (at NE 22nd Ave & Oregon St) Please join us and hear about the progress towards paid family leave in Oregon. Also, we will screen a short documentary about paid leave that was filmed this past summer in Portland, and which features some of our very own Parents for Paid Leave members!
We love seeing new faces at these meetings, so please join us. Kids (as always) are welcome.
I have no problem with paid leave as long as those you do not have children rec' the same benefits. If you decide to have a child, "that is your business." I have to pay school tax and other taxes that I do not benefit from. So, why should I have to pay more taxes for some one to get paid leave? I feel that a single person should also get the same leave time, it is only fair! Why should we be second class citizens because we
do not have children. Since I am single, I always have the holiday duties, because I don't have a family. Well, I do! I have parents and siblings. I feel if you get paid family leave so should all single individuals in the work force. Also, not one person in my family has attended public schools and yet we had to pay taxes for the schools. So hopefully, if this bill passes all single people will unite and demand tax breaks. The last time I looked, America was still a free country not a socialist one. Benefits should be for all,not just a few........
Posted by: Lance Paul Krzywicki | October 09, 2008 at 04:50 AM
A paid family leave bill would include time off to care for many different family members - not just children. So even if you don't have children you should be able to take this benefit when you need it.
Posted by: Andrea | October 09, 2008 at 07:42 AM