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<p>Sounds familiar.</p>
<p>“If you think there should be a minimum wage, go ahead and start a business and pay your employees that much.”</p>
<p>“If you think sex/age/race discrimination in hiring is wrong, you can set up your own workplace and hire who you want.”</p>
<p>“If you think sweatshop labour is wrong, open your own factory that treats its workers well.”</p>
<p>Not a libertarian/Tea Partier, sorry.</p>
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<p>I think you misunderstood my point. I referenced specifically Europe and Canada (the U.S. lags behind other countries on mat leave, 'tis true). And by “government policies”, I was referring not to policies for government workers, but for all workers, including in the private sector, because of government regulations. In most industrialised countries, no matter who your employer is, they must give you paid parental leave (though the government often pays all or part of the pay).</p>