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In reply to the discussion: what do childfree/childless people get instead of "parental leave?" [View all]Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)Is a fools errand.
"No one knows when they're going to be sick"? Baloney. People make all kinds of choices which can be statistically linked to increased health care costs- they're overweight, they ride motorcycles, they smoke, they have sex with multiple partners, etc. we could go down the endless road of attempting to quantify and compensate/charge people for their various risk factors, but such a project would be massive and, to my mind, ultimately futile.
If one is truly committed to the philosophical underpinnings of a SPHC system, they should accept that one of the costs of dealing with health insurance universally is that no, it's not always going to be totally "fair". Sometimes i will pay for you because you need more than i do.
And the principle is the same with parental leave. Whether or not "childfree" people believe it or they think parents are all off having a big parent-party, line danicng and drinking margaritas while the kids snooze in a giant communal playpen, the fact is it addresses a real and unique NEED.
So, deal with it. It's not something you need, so it's not something you get. Sorry.