[duncan_bayne]

Language matters in this case, especially when you're in an advocacy role.

"The government... pick[s] up most of the tab of extended leave" is simply not true. Other taxpayers - including other parents - pick up the tab.

[ezyjules]

Yes, point well made. This is how taxes work. In this case I was highlighting that the company itself does not have to cover the majority.

[duncan_bayne]

Sure - because that burden has been pushed, in part, onto its staff.

I know it may seem pedantic but phrases like "Government funding", "free", and "entitlements" muddy the waters when discussing the morality of policies.

Is the same as hearing "the US Government declared war on North Korea". Sounds much more heroic than it'd wind up being. At least, since Davy Crockett died ;)