Hmmm, could a Platinum Card buy an island?
Wild monkey love or tender Sarah McLachlan love?
Xander ,'Him'
Natter 68: Bork Bork Bork
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
sumi - May 31, 2011 6:49:37 pm PDT #10554 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!
DebetEsse - May 31, 2011 7:15:44 pm PDT #10555 of 30001
Woe to the fucking wicked.
For an island, you need a black card.
Platinum will get you a nice, scenic sand bar.
§ ita § - May 31, 2011 8:07:55 pm PDT #10556 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Polter-Cow - May 31, 2011 8:11:12 pm PDT #10557 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Who's on drums? Barbara? I don't know any other DC redheads.
javachik - May 31, 2011 8:15:05 pm PDT #10558 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
My cousin and her husband are both professors in Toronto and they each take 6 months (12 total) with each baby. So Cindy is home for the first 6 months, then Rob is. And their universities "top up" the mat/pat leave so they're at like 95% salary for that time. Very civilized.
beth b - May 31, 2011 8:15:15 pm PDT #10559 of 30001
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
yay for FAQ Update!
Fiona - May 31, 2011 8:16:40 pm PDT #10560 of 30001
In France it's even more generous, I think, and I know all pre-natal care is covered by the government.
Just about every European country is more civilised on that score than the Americans, I think.
I had 6 weeks before the due date and 8 weeks after the birth as maternity leave on full pay and full health insurance (well, natch). After that I could take up to three years without pay and be sure that my job was being kept for me. Nowadays German parents (either father or mother are eligible) also get money for up to a year after the birth - 67% of last paycheck - if they don't work during that time.
Plus the state gives us child benefit of about $250 per month per kid until they are 18.
§ ita § - May 31, 2011 8:28:02 pm PDT #10561 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Yes, PC.
DavidS - May 31, 2011 8:30:28 pm PDT #10562 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Yes, PC.
Wonder Woman with a Joan Jett shag just seems so right.
Cass - May 31, 2011 8:35:26 pm PDT #10563 of 30001
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
And their universities "top up" the mat/pat leave so they're at like 95% salary for that time. Very civilized.
Is part of that civilization having some kind of loyalty to the employer as well? Because, while I think that the US can be truly awful for leaves of any kinds and taking care of actual people, USians also tend to ignore that real people own companies and employees who are there for the benefits and then leave are also problematic. Basically that they feed each other in a bad way.
I am pretty socialist when it comes to taking care of people and I really think that spreading the benefits and the pain (like insurance) works. Barring global care, I think that countries should do it. And that they benefit from this by having a healthier population.