Children in every country in the European Union receive an allowance from birth until they are adults. These child allowances have no strings attached, and no work or income requirements. Why can the United States not do the same?
In 1986, moms on welfare in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, joined together and named themselves Welfare Warriors. Their goal was to fight for respect and improved benefits for families on welfare. The group planned to win changes in welfare to make it similar to the only U.S. guaranteed income for single mothers, Social Security Survivor’s Benefits. And they planned to educate the U.S.
After learning about child allowances, the moms designed a mural for their Mothers Organizing Center. Facing a main street in Milwaukee, the mural says,Both pedestrians and bus riders have stopped to ask about the message and steps for getting involved.Despite Welfare Warriors’ committed struggle, they were unable to win welfare pay similar to widow’s pensions. By 1990, moms on welfare faced escalating attacks from politicians and media.
Welfare Warriors and Nazareth activists organized joint protests in both Nazareth and Milwaukee against this scandalous unpaid work program. In 2007, activist caregivers celebrated another victory. Venezuela was the first country to pay homemakers. Under Hugo Chávez’s “missions,” about 20 million poor people — from elders to mothers to students to babies — benefited from assistance. The government recognized women’s work in the home as a valuable economic activity. Under Article 88 of the Venezuelan constitution, the government paid 200,000 women 80 percent of the minimum wage, with plans to reach half a million homemakers.
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