[goldstategop]

Its one thing to have paid sick leave... but paid leave in general would create a disincentive to not work.

If the employer is going to pay you anyway for not showing up, why bother to punch in the clock?

In a jobless world, how people would get income would be structured differently but paid leave in a world where things need to get done simply cripple productivity.

[Sioux-san]

Productivity has been hugely impacted with the increase of women in the workforce over the last few decades. Oh, how I wish they would stay home, take care of their own families... the dinosaur can dream, right...

[Alberta's Child]

Right. Paid sick leave has a tangible benefit for the employer, the employee, and all the other employees whose risk of getting sick is diminished if a sick employee doesn't feel compelled to come to work.

All other kinds of paid leave don't have the same broad benefit for everyone involved.