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    Michael Hiltzik: The Republican proposal for paid family leave is a sham that would wreck your retirement

    by Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times Mar 14, 2019 3 minutes

    Republican Sens. Joni Ernst of Iowa and Mike Lee of Utah have been beating the drums for their "Cradle Act," a proposal to institute up to 12 weeks of paid leave for new parents.

    They've been draping their proposal in all sorts of uplifting words about the virtues of family leave - the bonding of mothers, fathers and offspring, the long-term benefits for children and so on.

    But they've concealed the chief drawbacks of their plan, which are the same features that make it palatable to a GOP constituency: It would

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