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haele

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12. What happens to widows or women whose husbands become disabled, huh?
Wed Sep 4, 2024, 09:08 AM
Sep 2024

Or women whose husbands are poor managers and can't support their families?
Is he going to expect those women and the children under their care to just move back in with the nearest male family member and be his dependant to care for as well as his own wife and children? Or do they just check into the nearest workhouse where they and their children to become drones of the state? Along with any elderly people who are no longer "productive" and don't have enough money saved or invested to live independently.
Because that's pretty much the logical outcome of the current Republican policy.
You either pay for the privilege to survive comfortably, or you become a short-lived drone to be punished for being born poor (or disabled, or a female or person of color, without talent or a support structure in place).
It's all about the "cost" to the increasingly mediocre elite a person brings with them, not the quality of any particular individual. The GOP does not value anything. It's all transactional.

Haele

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Republicans in some states have also been trying to ban no-fault divorce to make it harder for women to leave spouses. Lonestarblue Sep 2024 #1
My father's mother was more or less sold into marriage by her brother in 1904. no_hypocrisy Sep 2024 #2
Uh, excuse me. For most of us common folk, it takes both husband and wife working to make ends meet. surfered Sep 2024 #3
You know what would solve that problem? Another tax cut for billionaires and corporations. Ray Bruns Sep 2024 #29
How long before a third income is needed to Prairie_Seagull Sep 2024 #37
And many of them want to ban contraception, too! Diamond_Dog Sep 2024 #4
Already there are too many people on this planet that Delmette2.0 Sep 2024 #22
Hey they need cannon fodder BattleRow Sep 2024 #25
you are right Stargazer99 Sep 2024 #32
Bet JD would be a lot happier, and probably at least marginally better at, being a stay at home Dad. Freethinker65 Sep 2024 #5
Even for a woman who wants to do that. Their corporate overlords have made that impossible. onecaliberal Sep 2024 #6
These appeal to MAGA women. ProudMNDemocrat Sep 2024 #7
We have three daughters. phylny Sep 2024 #8
Tell him that when women get back their leftyladyfrommo Sep 2024 #9
I think the rationale behind his plea is - werdna Sep 2024 #10
Yes. I think this is their primary motivation. n/t servermsh Sep 2024 #11
It's also aimed at the lower classes ChicagoRonin Sep 2024 #13
What happens to widows or women whose husbands become disabled, huh? haele Sep 2024 #12
Elderly long lived drones BattleRow Sep 2024 #26
Vance is a nut case LetMyPeopleVote Sep 2024 #14
Hmmm. Why mot provide affordable healthcare, contraception, and childcare to folk? struggle4progress Sep 2024 #15
that would not fit the owners goals - TBF Sep 2024 #17
Well, I'm not circling the drain with that particular crowd struggle4progress Sep 2024 #18
I remember Puppyjive Sep 2024 #16
Because it benefits him and screws others IronLionZion Sep 2024 #19
He ain't right in the head. twodogsbarking Sep 2024 #20
JD Vance is advocating slavery and expects women to just agree to being unpaid brood mares & housekeepers Attilatheblond Sep 2024 #21
Excellent post; love_katz Sep 2024 #23
Yes, all of that, but also, Jimmy: how about you mind your own fucking business? Scrivener7 Sep 2024 #24
In many households both the man and the woman have to work to make ends meet. jalan48 Sep 2024 #27
JD Vance is the mst misogynist candidate in modern history. Happy Hoosier Sep 2024 #28
I'm not a psychologist but... llmart Sep 2024 #33
This plan benefits gay male couples IronLionZion Sep 2024 #30
The ironic part of Vance's "teachers must have children" is.... LakeArenal Sep 2024 #31
Why did his wife only quit her job when he was nominated for the VP position Bev54 Sep 2024 #34
Eventually he'll wander into child labor territory. Crowman2009 Sep 2024 #35
For nearly the entire campaign, Vance has been plagiarizing alt-right... keep_left Sep 2024 #36
Someone who is bi-sectional as he is, I'm surprised he Emile Sep 2024 #38
Women have always worked to support their families Retrograde Sep 2024 #39
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