Every so often in Australia the Government announces a policy that means a part of the community receives a benefit...most likely a large financial benefit. The most recent being Kevin Rudd’s stimulus package, however this is not the first, Howard did his $600 a child party trick a few years ago.
The problem with these benefits is there always appears to be members of the community who miss out. The current bunch of people who miss out mainly fall into 4 categories:
1. Singles or Couples with no Children;
2. Families with income over the threshold;
3. Singles or Couple whose children have grown.
4. Non custodial parents who pay child support.
Now the second group, families who have children who earn above the threshold, now I can understand their angst, all of a sudden a few thousand dollars of income can mean the difference between receiving money or not, and they still have the on going cost of raising their children. Maybe the grant should have been $750 per child and made too all families with children.
Next, non custodial parents, now if you frequent different news sites there are blogs with child support paying parents who have access once a fortnight who don’t get the cash. The comments that normally flow are those about the dead beat ex who uses all the child support money for everything but the kids...in most cases i really think this is an exaggeration, why because kids are bloody expensive. Can’t these parents be happy that their children will receive benefit from this, as in most cases this will happen. I honestly believe that our population is not filled with drunk, druggo mothers who don’t give a **** about their kids.
Group 3, although this might not occur in all situations, a lot of this people with grown children now have grand children.... and they will receive the benefit of the $1000 by having a great Christmas.
And the people with no children...they seem the most bitter, only because they have never had children. I swear if the $1000 was given to everyone what percentage would be spent on plasma’s and booze...well i expect that the singles would spend more on having a good time or buying a party dress for new years than those with kids... but so what. The money just needs to be spent.. on what it does not matter. The singles really don’t like their tax dollars going to family, they forget that these families also pay tax as well. They also forget that they have the increased FHOG available to them, i’m not crying foul that I only got $7,000 for my new build when if i waited 1 year i would have got $21,000. They also forget that in most cases that on several; years they will not be childless and will get the baby bonus, FTB and other random cash handouts.
But basically as best said by Peter 14.7
This is what the handout is all about.
Everyone in Australia will get the benefit of this...even self funded retiree’s because they should receive better earnings as the companies they hold shares in are not going to be up “s**t creek “ without a paddle.
P.s this post was made whilst under the inffluence of alcohol, whilst at this present time i think it is brilliant i am sorry if I have cause offence or made a million grammar or spelling mistakes, but i really needed to get it off my chest
The problem with these benefits is there always appears to be members of the community who miss out. The current bunch of people who miss out mainly fall into 4 categories:
1. Singles or Couples with no Children;
2. Families with income over the threshold;
3. Singles or Couple whose children have grown.
4. Non custodial parents who pay child support.
Now the second group, families who have children who earn above the threshold, now I can understand their angst, all of a sudden a few thousand dollars of income can mean the difference between receiving money or not, and they still have the on going cost of raising their children. Maybe the grant should have been $750 per child and made too all families with children.
Next, non custodial parents, now if you frequent different news sites there are blogs with child support paying parents who have access once a fortnight who don’t get the cash. The comments that normally flow are those about the dead beat ex who uses all the child support money for everything but the kids...in most cases i really think this is an exaggeration, why because kids are bloody expensive. Can’t these parents be happy that their children will receive benefit from this, as in most cases this will happen. I honestly believe that our population is not filled with drunk, druggo mothers who don’t give a **** about their kids.
Group 3, although this might not occur in all situations, a lot of this people with grown children now have grand children.... and they will receive the benefit of the $1000 by having a great Christmas.
And the people with no children...they seem the most bitter, only because they have never had children. I swear if the $1000 was given to everyone what percentage would be spent on plasma’s and booze...well i expect that the singles would spend more on having a good time or buying a party dress for new years than those with kids... but so what. The money just needs to be spent.. on what it does not matter. The singles really don’t like their tax dollars going to family, they forget that these families also pay tax as well. They also forget that they have the increased FHOG available to them, i’m not crying foul that I only got $7,000 for my new build when if i waited 1 year i would have got $21,000. They also forget that in most cases that on several; years they will not be childless and will get the baby bonus, FTB and other random cash handouts.
But basically as best said by Peter 14.7
This is what the handout is all about.
Everyone in Australia will get the benefit of this...even self funded retiree’s because they should receive better earnings as the companies they hold shares in are not going to be up “s**t creek “ without a paddle.
P.s this post was made whilst under the inffluence of alcohol, whilst at this present time i think it is brilliant i am sorry if I have cause offence or made a million grammar or spelling mistakes, but i really needed to get it off my chest
