Economy

I'd dare Republicans to ask the good people of Afghanistan (not that they would).

But the inverse isn't nearly as true. I suspect that a society where only women were allowed to contribute, could actually sustain itself - and probably just fine.

In other democracies, women are automatically entitled to social security - even without having paid into it - in recognition for their role as homemakers, caregivers, and just, well, being old.

And not just rich countries. Argentina - with all its economic problems - has this benefit.

The right-wingers down there scoffed and pledged to rescind it when former President Cristina Kirchner introduced it around 2011.

But now, no one dares propose such a thing - although far-right candidate (and inveterate misogynist) Javier Milei is said to be planning the very thing if he wins this November.