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1. When You Trail Pakistan, Sir, In A Women's Rights Issue, You Have a Problem....

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Tue May 29, 2012, 04:48 PM

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Did You Know This Shocking Way That We're Behind Much Of The World? [View all] Playinghardball May 2012 OP

When You Trail Pakistan, Sir, In A Women's Rights Issue, You Have a Problem.... The Magistrate May 2012 #1

And DJ13 May 2012 #2

Saw the bill for my premature son back in 2004 abelenkpe May 2012 #9

There's too much profit-seeking in the hospital side of things. Selatius May 2012 #18

Really??? oldernwiser May 2012 #32

nobody who defends the insurance companies as blameless has any credibility CreekDog May 2012 #34

I'm sorry, but as far as competition in health insurance goes, there is simply no competition. Selatius May 2012 #35

Story in the LA Times 5/27/2012 Jake2413 May 2012 #48

We paid maybe $800 for a fancy private maternity suite Canuckistanian May 2012 #17

I take it. Men get even less. Sea-Dog May 2012 #3

Actually in Canada the wife and her spouse (at least in BC) can split the maternity leave. nt teddy51 May 2012 #4

They can everywhere in Canada. laundry_queen May 2012 #50

Oh, What a Ghastly, Put-Upon Horror it Is, Being a Man, Sir The Magistrate May 2012 #12

Castrated men live 10-15 years longer ErikJ May 2012 #24

You Must Be Lots Of Fun At Parties, Fella.... The Magistrate May 2012 #25

^^^ Too funny! LiberalAndProud May 2012 #26

you beat me to it! robinlynne May 2012 #27

Oh my... awoke_in_2003 May 2012 #28

Really ... DoBotherMe May 2012 #52

yeah, they probably just don't know. nt awoke_in_2003 May 2012 #58

Castrated cattle get more muscle bulk and grow larger csziggy May 2012 #59

Perhaps that scientist should castrate himself? Zalatix Jun 2012 #61

a genuine lol Sea-Dog May 2012 #31

heh. SammyWinstonJack May 2012 #47

WTF? Hissyspit May 2012 #41

Dads should have equal rights. Sea-Dog Jun 2012 #60

du rec. nt xchrom May 2012 #5

Another thing to thank the company that drove me nuts for 32 years for...... wandy May 2012 #6

We need to stop comparing ourselves to civilized "first world" nations. CBGLuthier May 2012 #7

We have rights? awoke_in_2003 May 2012 #29

Like the "right to work for less"? /nt mwb970 May 2012 #37

Like the "right to be fired for no good reason". And absolutely no recourse. SammyWinstonJack May 2012 #49

And so much of our current really, really bad parenting starts JDPriestly May 2012 #8

"...not emotionally present..." chervilant May 2012 #40

Hey! That's what makes America so exceptional! tanyev May 2012 #10

Yes, it's the land of opportunity EXCEPT for women, people of race, non-heterosexuals, disabled, valerief May 2012 #20

That of course is statutory maternity leave. mwooldri May 2012 #11

Pakistanis hate us for our freedoms whatchamacallit May 2012 #13

I believe Sweden is the most generous..... Swede Atlanta May 2012 #14

Who has to pay them? metalbot May 2012 #44

Here in Canada laundry_queen May 2012 #51

Do you run a small business? DoBotherMe May 2012 #54

during the 80`s my wife and i had our own business madrchsod May 2012 #55

In addition to leave Beowulf May 2012 #15

That is certainly true in Sweden..... Swede Atlanta May 2012 #16

A major reason the whitey righties (I like that name for them) Mariana May 2012 #36

+1,000. nt BlueIris May 2012 #39

Yes. We're way behind on a lot of things in the US. nt valerief May 2012 #19

USA, USA, USA, rah, rah!... fascisthunter May 2012 #21

I think they place a higher priority Ilsa May 2012 #22

We only care about fetuses... awoke_in_2003 May 2012 #30

Look Further dynasaw May 2012 #23

my older danish epal came over to USa for a 3 week vacation. pansypoo53219 May 2012 #33

What a fucking shock. nt BlueIris May 2012 #38

We're pretty far behind a lot of Europe in terms of mass transit too deutsey May 2012 #42

Great that all those social democracies can promote progressive policies and compete in the global pampango May 2012 #43

In America we only care about what's best for the child Tsiyu May 2012 #45

Well that's just 'uniquely American' ya know? SammyWinstonJack May 2012 #46

Which developed country doesn't have universal healthcare? A: the US. nt Romulox May 2012 #53

If the GOPT get there way - coming to a workplace near you......... Smilo May 2012 #56

Yep. n/t Egalitarian Thug May 2012 #57