what do childfree/childless people get instead of "parental leave?"

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501. This is exactly what's wrong with our nation.

Nobody says, "What's best for society?" All anyone wants to know is "What's in it for ME?"

That whole thing where JFK said "Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country"? He wasn't bullshitting and he wasn't spouting meaningless drivel. People who have children sacrifice their time, energy and wealth in order to carry on the next generation--to the benefit of ALL. Having children and caring for them is much, much more difficult and complicated than it was for our grandparents. Each decade that goes by places more and more obstacles in the way of having and raising children, and the stakes get higher as well. Is it so much to ask that we honor those who undertake that beautiful duty to society with a few benefits to make the burden easier to bear, without bitterness and resentment and demanding to know "Where's MINE?"

Having and raising children responsibly is an act of love for society that not everyone can or will take part in. It's not just some flippant recreational privilege that people do for fun--only jerks treat having children like it's something that people do solely for selfish pleasure. The fact is that the whole future of the nation depends on the people who have children and raise healthy families. If you choose not to participate yourself, you could at least refrain from resenting the few benefits that parents receive in order to make raising a family a little less difficult.