I strongly agree. Its interesting how the US chooses policies some times. The culture here is very different from most other civilized countries.
Countries with no national paid maternity leave policy: US, Papua New Guinea, Suriname, and Liberia [1]
Countries who have executed people in the past 25 years who were under 18 at the time of their crimes: The People's Republic of China (PRC), Democratic Republic of the Congo, Iran, Nigeria, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, the United States and Yemen. [2]
Countries with no national paid maternity leave policy: US, Papua New Guinea, Suriname, and Liberia [1]
Countries who have executed people in the past 25 years who were under 18 at the time of their crimes: The People's Republic of China (PRC), Democratic Republic of the Congo, Iran, Nigeria, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, the United States and Yemen. [2]
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parental_leave (also noted elsewhere in the comments)
[2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment#Juvenile_off... Admittedly this fact is cherry picked. The US has since changed the policy