Australian PM chiding women to make babies

[cestlavie_2010]

"NINA FUNNELL February 15, 2010

Ever had a moment when someone has deeply insulted you but you only come up with the perfect retort later? You kick yourself, wishing you had been faster, feistier and less tongue-tied. The French have an expression for this: L'esprit de l'escalier - staircase wit - or the frustrating experience of

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[skund]

Ah, my country, you are so very wrong.

Australia's had a Baby Bonus of up to $5K for each kid. Except the government has been scaling it back and making the payments in installments because 18 year olds kept getting knocked up so they could buy plasma TVs.

[aertyn87]

Oh, did you hear the latest news on the whole 'm/paternity leave' thing?

And yes, I know of at least 3 kids (this was 4 years ago, so they were 17/18!) who had kids just for that bonus, poor kids. They didn't ask to have stupid parents.

slightly OT

[curriejean]

I suspect the author of this article may have read Palahniuk's Guts. Unless the staircase is a common-knowledge kind of thing.

Re: slightly OT

[themachinestops]

Staircase wit long precedes Chuck Palahniuk.

Re: slightly OT

[curriejean]

Gee, I hadn't realized. e_e

Re: slightly OT

[lutramania]

My vote goes to common knowledge.

[gemfyre]

I always wanted to upset the apple cart. ;)

I'm not awfully involved in the economy either! *shock horror*

[legman666]

''empty fruit bowl'',

this dickhead needs a kick in the FRUIT BASKET.

[gharbad_cf]

"Civic duty"? How about "Fuck you", comrade?