Read more about how paid leave got left out & what it would mean to finally complete Social Security with #PaidLeaveForAll here (7/7): scholarship.law.nd.edu/cgi/viewcont...

Without paid leave, Social Security remains incomplete today, at profound cost to us all. After nearly a century, it is time to complete Social Security by restoring the final form of wage loss insurance that should have been there all along: paid leave. (6/7)

However, largely due to political opposition from the medical societies, paid leave was left out. As a result, Roosevelt spent years calling to complete the system by adding this missing component; when FDR died, Truman made adding back this protection a signature goal of his administration. (5/7)

The creators of the Social Security Act strongly considered including wage loss benefits for illness, studying the idea at length and even drafting an amendment to add them to the law while it was still pending in Congress. (4/7) www.ssa.gov/history/pdf/...

The Social Security Act created unemployment insurance and retirement benefits to make up for lost wages due to job loss or old age. But the law was incomplete in large part because it did not make up for lost wages when you get sick or hurt—what today we would call paid leave. (3/7)

In his signing statement, FDR said the Social Security Act “represents a cornerstone in a structure which is being built but is by no means complete.” (2/7) www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/st...

As Lily, 24, said: "There could be a time in my life where I have to make the decision between staying home to care for my daughter when she is sick and making money to put a roof over her head and food in her mouth.”

This is my favorite stat: 50% of us called on chosen family for support. Our communities are strong and keep us going. 💜🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈💜