Children Suck
Oh, dearest GN, how I hath missed ye! TT touched on one of my favourite subjects this evening: the Baby Bonus. I cannot understand why parents should receive 4k for popping out a sprog. Sure, the twin miracles of conception and birth are a mighty blessing from a merciful and loving God and we should praise Him and Mary and the apostles who didn't betray the man with the long hair and the message of cheek turning. I hear that, and praise Allah while we're at it! Having narrowly averted parenthood myself, I know the feelings of doom and gloom that accompany the prospect of birthing a rugrat and caring for it until it turns 18 or kills you for not buying it a new Playstation. Kids are hard work, expensive hard work.
BUT IF YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO BREED, $4000 WILL NOT MAKE MUCH DIFFERENCE ONCE YOU'VE GONE AND BLOWN IT ON A SECOND HAND PRAM, A LIFETIME SUPPLY OF XANAX AND THAT TRIP TO THE GOLD COAST.
If the government wants to create incentives for couples to pop out one for mum, one for dad and one for the pedo down the road, then it should act responsibly and increase access to government regulated (not fast eddy) childcare while providing incentives for employers to keep breeders on staff while their udders doth leak and their waters doth break.
So, the story tonight focused on a welfare mother breeding for the sake of Baby Bonus payments. Good on her! She clearly isn't fit for anything else and the world of tomorrow (one entirely bereft of welfare payments) needs hookers and cleaners. Also, possibly, drifters, but I'm not entirely sure of that last one. If you're going to get stuck into people's reasons for breeding and their ability to provide for their offspring then why not investigate the climbing class? The ones who have trendily named children because they want to outdo the other graduates in their Cert 3 Waitressing Studies class. The ones who'll work 70 hours a week, leaving their brats at home to be corrupted by the Internet and television, then whining about it to the press, in order to fund the cookie cutter houses and SUVs. The ones who teach their dreadful children that the pursuit of money, a big house in an outer suburb, an even bigger car (2, if possible) and regular credit card shopping sprees at tacky malls are life goals.
We fuck our children up in so many ways; why keep flogging the poor for it? Because they rely on welfare? Hell no. Middle Australia is horribly dependant on welfare to survive and is constantly screaming for more government money to fund their Australian Dream. I believe TT ran stories a while back calling for a petrol tax cut which would primarily benefit those who've chosen to live in the outer mortgage belt and drive several gas guzzling cars. The very people who receive more back in family benefits than they pay in tax. You know, the ones who purse their lips and narrow their eyes when discussing single mothers and dole bludgers.
How about we fund a petrol tax cut by ending middle class welfare? No? Damn.
Also, Australian Values test? That's cool, but make sure to penalise anyone who cannot pronounce it "Oshtrayan Vaoewes". It's downright unAustralian any other way!
BUT IF YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO BREED, $4000 WILL NOT MAKE MUCH DIFFERENCE ONCE YOU'VE GONE AND BLOWN IT ON A SECOND HAND PRAM, A LIFETIME SUPPLY OF XANAX AND THAT TRIP TO THE GOLD COAST.
If the government wants to create incentives for couples to pop out one for mum, one for dad and one for the pedo down the road, then it should act responsibly and increase access to government regulated (not fast eddy) childcare while providing incentives for employers to keep breeders on staff while their udders doth leak and their waters doth break.
So, the story tonight focused on a welfare mother breeding for the sake of Baby Bonus payments. Good on her! She clearly isn't fit for anything else and the world of tomorrow (one entirely bereft of welfare payments) needs hookers and cleaners. Also, possibly, drifters, but I'm not entirely sure of that last one. If you're going to get stuck into people's reasons for breeding and their ability to provide for their offspring then why not investigate the climbing class? The ones who have trendily named children because they want to outdo the other graduates in their Cert 3 Waitressing Studies class. The ones who'll work 70 hours a week, leaving their brats at home to be corrupted by the Internet and television, then whining about it to the press, in order to fund the cookie cutter houses and SUVs. The ones who teach their dreadful children that the pursuit of money, a big house in an outer suburb, an even bigger car (2, if possible) and regular credit card shopping sprees at tacky malls are life goals.
We fuck our children up in so many ways; why keep flogging the poor for it? Because they rely on welfare? Hell no. Middle Australia is horribly dependant on welfare to survive and is constantly screaming for more government money to fund their Australian Dream. I believe TT ran stories a while back calling for a petrol tax cut which would primarily benefit those who've chosen to live in the outer mortgage belt and drive several gas guzzling cars. The very people who receive more back in family benefits than they pay in tax. You know, the ones who purse their lips and narrow their eyes when discussing single mothers and dole bludgers.
How about we fund a petrol tax cut by ending middle class welfare? No? Damn.
Also, Australian Values test? That's cool, but make sure to penalise anyone who cannot pronounce it "Oshtrayan Vaoewes". It's downright unAustralian any other way!
posted by Today Tonight at 2:12 AM
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