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$3000 to increase the population.
Ive been told the Oz government are bringing in an incentive to encourage Oz residents to have more children, apparently if you have a third child you get $3000 dollars, now he could be winding me up but apparently they are trying to increase the younger population.
As much as i love my two horrors, $3000 is not enough for me, in fact it would be quite hard to put an amount on it but it would be nearer the million mark.... Anybody gonna take them up on it?:D |
Yeah - would be good as we'd love another little'un, in a few years time. This would take us up to 3, but that would be it! (Snip, snip.... :scared: )
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Re: $3000 to increase the population.
Originally posted by leanda Ive been told the Oz government are bringing in an incentive to encourage Oz residents to have more children, apparently if you have a third child you get $3000 dollars, now he could be winding me up but apparently they are trying to increase the younger population. As much as i love my two horrors, $3000 is not enough for me, in fact it would be quite hard to put an amount on it but it would be nearer the million mark.... Anybody gonna take them up on it?:D Yep its true! Check out this article from the Sydney Morning Herald... http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/...041413803.html It STARTS at $3000, but by 2008 that will have risen to $5000! I am still trying to stop myself from laughing at the Treasurer Peter Costello's comment encouraging Australians to have children to stop the aging demographic.... I can't believe he actually said... "If you can have children it's a good thing to do - you should have one for the father, one for the mother and one for the country." |
Whether it be $3000 or $5000, its still not enough to properly provide for and raise a child, financially.
Whilst I can see the idea behind it, money shoulden't be used as an incentive to breed children. It's a large can of worms they could be opening, can you imagine? - All those that belong to the 'don't want to work, I'll just keep popping kids out ' brigade - bet they're rubbing their hands together and already spending their $3000 on beers and cigs. |
It's a large can of worms they could be opening, can you imagine? - All those that belong to the 'don't want to work, I'll just keep popping kids out ' brigade - bet they're rubbing their hands together and already spending their $3000 on beers and cigs. [/QUOTE]
I thought that only happened in Poole mate! hugs rach x |
Nope, its everywhere, i'm afraid.
:( Still, if you, me and the average person keep paying our taxes, it'll keep the 'scumbags' in beer eh?:D |
Originally posted by pleasancefamily Doesn't mean the kids will turn out like the parents. That's my hope with my kids, anyway. :cool: :D :) :) I think your kids will be fine. :) Addenum: ( before I get flamed: ) I do not think that everyone should only have one or two children - yes it is personal choice. If you have one child, 2, 3 4 or forty, you should make sure you have adequate provision financially for those children and have those children because they are WANTED and not because of a financial incentive. Rant over.:) |
Originally posted by steandleigh Whether it be $3000 or $5000, its still not enough to properly provide for and raise a child, financially. Whilst I can see the idea behind it, money shoulden't be used as an incentive to breed children. It's a large can of worms they could be opening, can you imagine? - All those that belong to the 'don't want to work, I'll just keep popping kids out ' brigade - bet they're rubbing their hands together and already spending their $3000 on beers and cigs. That's my hope with my kids, anyway. :cool: :D :) :) |
Re: $3000 to increase the population.
Originally posted by leanda Ive been told the Oz government are bringing in an incentive to encourage Oz residents to have more children, apparently if you have a third child you get $3000 dollars, now he could be winding me up but apparently they are trying to increase the younger population. As much as i love my two horrors, $3000 is not enough for me, in fact it would be quite hard to put an amount on it but it would be nearer the million mark.... Anybody gonna take them up on it?:D I don't think its every third child, I thought it was every kid born after 1st July & its just to save paying Maternity leave but I agree its a funny way of doing it. |
Originally posted by steandleigh Nope, its everywhere, i'm afraid. :( Still, if you, me and the average person keep paying our taxes, it'll keep the 'scumbags' in beer eh?:D Only joking! :D It's nice to have a bit extra, if you're planning on having another child anyway. |
NO amount of money could convince me to have another child....not even $3000 for every year of its life!!!! Anyway my bloke's had his appointment with a couple of bricks so we couldn't even if we wanted to! :D
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`Would if i could,but i can`t` hubbie would kill me or leave me :D
footie x |
Originally posted by footie chick `Would if i could,but i can`t` hubbie would kill me or leave me :D footie x |
Hi Petra
That made me laugh our hubbies will get on so well :) I love babies go all broody when i see them but will not have anymore now, it would be too much of a gap between kids and anyway i have a new life to get on with. footie xx |
Re: $3000 to increase the population.
Originally posted by leanda Ive been told the Oz government are bringing in an incentive to encourage Oz residents to have more children, apparently if you have a third child you get $3000 dollars, now he could be winding me up but apparently they are trying to increase the younger population. As much as i love my two horrors, $3000 is not enough for me, in fact it would be quite hard to put an amount on it but it would be nearer the million mark.... Anybody gonna take them up on it?:D They were talking about doing something similar in the UK a couple of years ago - £1k when a child is born which they only got when they finished school or something. I assume it never happened though??? :confused: |
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