The Mommy Tax, by Cathy Young, REASON

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The Mommy Tax

Is Motherhood a Boon or a Burden for Women Today?

by Cathy Young

Reason, June 2001, pp. 27-28

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    34. Nowhere to Hide by Paul M. Weyrich, p. 41
    35. The Decline and Fall of the First Global Economy by Brink Lindsey, pp. 42-51
    36. Post-Scarcity Prophet by Ronald Bailey, pp. 52-62
    37. 2001 Nights by Charles Paul Freund, pp. 63-66
    38. Free Your Radio by Jesse Walker, pp. 67-70
    39. The New Cold War by Nick Gillespie, pp. 71-72
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