Winge Time...

[plas]

Well as usual I like to provide some commentary and stoopid things I see on TV. This time, once again it was current affairs. Some woman was booked to have a plane flight and she ate something, had an severe (read life threatening) allergic reaction and was rushed to hospital

Comments

[onlyonweekends]

i half agree and half dont about your single mother part, yes i agree there are some ppl cheating the system, and 40k a yar is a fair amount. But i myself have been a tax payer my whole working life so far, and have again started to work, but thats becoz wayne is working from home, if he wasnt here, i would have to stay home to look after bailee, and yes bludge of centrelink for a few years till she reached school, where i could then return to work and continue paying tax, knowing full well i would be supporting someone else who has just had a baby. There has been new laws introduced, that when your child is of school age u must start to look for work, which then there is another problem, what job gives you from 9 till 2 and 8 weeks a year holidays, yes there is day care, sure u get 30% back, but for those on low income they will be working to pay for the child care of before and after school, and then be left with what to feed, cloth, and put a roof over their head. Some ppl keep having kids, so they dont have to work, and get the baby bonus, and we hear about thoses ppl, but in reality there isnt many of them in the whole scheme of things. Majority of mothers, single or not, return to work. i know myself, that if i were single, i wouldnt be able to go to work, i would then recieve nothing from centrelink, and have to pay child care, and be left with nothing for general living. You cant tar everyone with the same brush on this matter, its a huge 90% to 10% battle, with 90% of ppl doing the right thing. If we all couldnt afford kids, what would we do, there would be none. it isnt like the old days where big families could survive off one income, its a 2 income lifestyle, and even then ppl struggle with morgage, and car payments, bills etc etc.

[plas]

You make a valid point, and I do agree it is somewhat unfair for me to paint all mothers in the same light.

Your situation is a bit different to the situation I'm concerned with though. You have a partner who was fully aware of the pregnancy and is prepared to support you. In addition, you have already participated in the workforce, and therefore already have some working experience so that after your child grows a bit, you stand a better chance of at least gaining a part time job.

I'm still a strong believer though that if you can't afford to raise a child, you shouldn't be having one. It shouldn't be a matter of 'I want a child, so I'm going to have one'. I place having a child in the same basket as purchasing a new car or buying a house - you really need to consider if you truely can afford it.

You must agree though, you and I have both seen enough young girls have children and then barely do anything to raise them, and then still get paid crap loads of money from benefits. Its rediculous how easy it is for these people to get the money.

As for our declining population - its no big deal - lets just allow more people into the country - they'd probably be harder working than the typical aussie.

My view is simple - you can't afford a child, then you simply don't have one. If you want to have a child, then you have to increase your income in order to afford that child. We might then solve a few problems then - have a smarter more experienced workforce, increase government income from taxes, and the standard of living will increase.

At the end of the day, do you really think a 16, 17 or even a 20 year old should be having a child when they don't have or are on a low income? Thats my main point.