This is a Libertarian Party (advocates of limited government) press release: The Mother of All Subsidies Do you work in a "lactation-friendly" office? A New York Congresswoman thinks you should, so she wants the federal government to regulate--and subsidize--breast-feeding in the workplace. The Breast-Feeding Promotion and Protection Act, filed by U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) in January, would also make breast-feeding a protected activity under federal civil rights law. "Taxpayer-funded breast-feeding is truly the mother of all political subsidies," said Steve Dasbach, Libertarian Party chairman. "Only Congress could take something as personal and intimate as breast-feeding and milk it for political gain." Maloney's bill would force employers to grant mothers one hour a day of paid leave to breast-feed; provide tax credits to employers who buy "lactation" equipment; and increase taxpayer funding for breast-feeding programs. But new laws aren't necessary because many companies are actually eager to accommodate new mothers, argued Dasbach. "Corporations like Aetna, Blue Cross-Blue Shield, and CNN provide special nursing rooms, for example," he said. "On the other hand, those private companies who alienate new mothers--or any other productive workers-- will pay the price with lost profits. There's no reason for the government to order them to do what they're already doing anyway." If anyone wants to educate him about how promoting breastfeeding would *save* taxpayers dollars, his email address is: [log in to unmask] What's that fact about how many millions of dollars the US government would save per year if WIC moms breastfed for one month? Becky Cook LLLL Carmel, Indiana