Get rid of the baby bonus

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Get rid of the baby bonus

Post by freediver » Mon May 12, 2008 3:09 pm

Looks like the goverment is considering means testing the baby bonus. While this is an improvement on middle class welfare, they should get rid of it entirely. A low population density is the key to our high quality of life. Breeding faster will not improve our quality of life, especially if the extra kids are born to parents who would not have had the child if it weren't for the handout. The government is already anticipating (and budgeting for) a huge icnrease in 'learning difficulties' in our schools as a direct result of this absurd social engineering project.

http://www.ozpolitic.com/articles/popul ... ility.html

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Re: Get rid of the baby bonus

Post by kangaroo » Mon May 12, 2008 9:37 pm

freediver wrote:The government is already anticipating (and budgeting for) a huge icnrease in 'learning difficulties' in our schools as a direct result of this absurd social engineering project.
Really? Can you provide the link to the government policy stating this please?
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Re: Get rid of the baby bonus

Post by IQSRLOW » Mon May 12, 2008 9:43 pm

Really? Can you provide the link to the government policy stating this please?
I doubt that he can- but there is plenty on how state Labor govts have fucked up the state school system but FD will just ignore that little fact while trying to justify his stance against the bonus scheme :roll:
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Re: Get rid of the baby bonus

Post by JW Frogen » Fri May 16, 2008 9:36 pm

We are going to have another baby, so I say double, now wait, triple, no wait quadruple, no just triple (I am not greedy) the baby bonus to 15 grand.

Do it for the good of society.

My kids are going to be fighting your wars.

Hopeful you will not be their enemy.

You WILL LOOSE!
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Re: Get rid of the baby bonus

Post by Mattus » Fri May 16, 2008 11:43 pm

Babies are crap.

I agree, lose the bonus.
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Re: Get rid of the baby bonus

Post by JW Frogen » Sat May 17, 2008 7:47 pm

Spoken like a true Doc who could not make it as a pediatrician and so became a researcher assigned to the case of how to make a new flavour flav of Yogurt.
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Re: Get rid of the baby bonus

Post by Mattus » Sat May 17, 2008 11:09 pm

JW Frogen wrote:Spoken like a true Doc who could not make it as a pediatrician and so became a researcher assigned to the case of how to make a new flavour flav of Yogurt.
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Re: Get rid of the baby bonus

Post by JW Frogen » Tue Jun 10, 2008 9:07 pm

Given the shape of Mattus' head, I think we should rename it the "Calimari Bonus."
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Re: Get rid of the baby bonus

Post by Rainbow Moonlight » Tue Jun 24, 2008 6:38 pm

Mattus what happened to your own lovely son?
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Re: Get rid of the baby bonus

Post by JW Frogen » Wed Jun 25, 2008 2:22 pm

Rainbow Moonlight wrote:Mattus what happened to your own lovely son?
He became a daughter.
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