Baby bonus
There seems to be some idea out there that I do not support the baby bonus, that is wrong I think that the baby bonus was one of the best thing that the Howard Government did in there time in power it actually for the first time in my life pushed the natural Australian population growth above ZPG, by natural I mean the growth by births over deaths not including immigration.
I do believe that it should be indexed and in the case of single mother under 18 paid in vouchers so that the money actually finds its way to the child benefit. I can not see that a couple earning $150,000 a year are poor in fact they are upper middle class and in the top 15% of the pay bracket. In fact to a couple on $150,000 a year the $5,000 is less then 2 weeks wages. If you are on $150,000 a year and are finding it hard then you need to look at the debt you are servicing and down size as you are living beyond your means.
I have made my thoughts on maternity leave is that it is an excellent thing and should apply to both parents or which ever parent decides to stay home and care for the child.
I truly believe that anything that can keep one parent home raising the kids is good for the country and for the family unit it self. In last 30 year we have tried to change what the humane race has done for thousands of years in parenting and all we have to do is look at the problem of the modern world and kids that are in trouble all the time to see that we have made a major mistake in this. I am not say it has to be a women so please don’t think I believe that women should be bare foot and pregnant, as I do not think that. I think is just as good for a man to be the one who stays home and looks after the children I have done this and worked part time while doing it and at other times my wife has stayed home and worked part time but always the kids have a a form of adult supervision in one of us or there Grandmother being with them.
The family unit is the most important thing we have and it should be nurtured and respected.
Stephen
There seems to be some idea out there that I do not support the baby bonus, that is wrong I think that the baby bonus was one of the best thing that the Howard Government did in there time in power it actually for the first time in my life pushed the natural Australian population growth above ZPG, by natural I mean the growth by births over deaths not including immigration.
I do believe that it should be indexed and in the case of single mother under 18 paid in vouchers so that the money actually finds its way to the child benefit. I can not see that a couple earning $150,000 a year are poor in fact they are upper middle class and in the top 15% of the pay bracket. In fact to a couple on $150,000 a year the $5,000 is less then 2 weeks wages. If you are on $150,000 a year and are finding it hard then you need to look at the debt you are servicing and down size as you are living beyond your means.
I have made my thoughts on maternity leave is that it is an excellent thing and should apply to both parents or which ever parent decides to stay home and care for the child.
I truly believe that anything that can keep one parent home raising the kids is good for the country and for the family unit it self. In last 30 year we have tried to change what the humane race has done for thousands of years in parenting and all we have to do is look at the problem of the modern world and kids that are in trouble all the time to see that we have made a major mistake in this. I am not say it has to be a women so please don’t think I believe that women should be bare foot and pregnant, as I do not think that. I think is just as good for a man to be the one who stays home and looks after the children I have done this and worked part time while doing it and at other times my wife has stayed home and worked part time but always the kids have a a form of adult supervision in one of us or there Grandmother being with them.
The family unit is the most important thing we have and it should be nurtured and respected.
Stephen
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