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