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		semi-extrinsic on July 28, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Fewer premature babies born since Covid-19 lockdow... Women are not entitled to money during maternity leave. Just like you are not entitled to having a highway to drive on when going to work. But a prosperous society lead by competent people decides those things are worth paying for via taxes.

dependenttypes on July 28, 2020 [–]

> Just like you are not entitled to having a highway to drive on when going to work

Certainly. Would you say that I am being punished if I did not have such a highway though?

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