🚀 go-pugleaf

On Mon, 13 Oct 1997 16:33:19 +0800, Annette <ntsoft@iinet.net.au>
wrote:

>David brindley wrote:
>> 
>> On Thu, 09 Oct 1997 15:49:29 +0800, Annette <ntsoft@iinet.net.au>
>> wrote:
>>
>> <<snip>>
>> >Question:  If families who cannot define a pattern of usage or predict
>> >their care needs for group payments will be paid reprospectively on
>> >production of receipts..... wont that put them at a disadvantage?
>
>> Tough tits.
>> 
>> Let them pay for their own childcare, not bludge on the community for
>> what is essentially a private expense.
>> 
>>
>The point is.. If I cannot afford the child care I have a couple of
>choices 
>1. keep the child at home while I sleep (not good)
>2. stop working for the extra day (get social security - (I'd rather
>work))
>
So, it's your choice. Make one, don't come running to me to solve your
problems.

>> >What all this means to me, is an increase of in excess of $60 per week,
>> >without any additional income to show for it, and the hassle of getting
>> >my rebate paid retrospectively should I work 1 or more hours extra.
>> >I also have the hassle of trying to explain my hours of work to every
>> >person I speak to.
>
>> Tough tits.
>> 
>> Pay for your own childcare. Get your thieving hands out of my pockets.
>> 
>> Why should you expect me to pay for your brats?
>
>Hey! I work.  I pay taxes too ya know :)
>
Sure, but why should the community have to pay for your childcare?

>ok.. look at it this way.... If I had to pay full price of the child
>care - it would cost more that I earn in 3 nights.
>So whats the deal here? Is childcare too expensive? Are wages not
>enough? What??
>I asked for practical solutions and you give me this??
>
Sorry if you don't like the answer, buyt you asked the question.

>Perhaps you are right - we are not supposed to work. You WANT me to stay
>home and suck up more of YOUR tax dollars? 
>
You are sucking up tax dollars one way or the other. Maybe by staying
home your child gets a better start in life.

We have established a social security system that allows a single
mohter (god help us all) to stay at home and raise the child. If you
want more, pay for it.

>> >oh, and I also heard that before & after hours school care rebates are
>> >about to drop?  Anyone know about this?
>> >
>> If they do.... GREAT.
>> 
>
>yeah!!  all those Mums who will give up work - wonder how that will look
>in the govts books? all those newly vacated jobs to fill.
>
And with the number of unemployed, they will be filled in n o time,
dole will be less so more to help stay at home mums and kids will get
a better start in life. Looks like a win win situation to me.

>> >All changes to income, holidays, etc etc will now have to be reported to
>> >the Agency by the parent, and not the Family Day Care Scheme or Long Day
>> >Care Center - expect sales of panadol will increase :)
>> >
>> Oh, how hard for you poor little things.
>
>attitude.

Of someone who doesn't believe I should be ripped of just so you can
have "choices".

Perhaps, if you are really serious, you could join me in having all
childcare subsidies removed for families with an income of above $25k,
and all families with both partners working, regardless of income
level.

We may then have sufficient money to pay for childcare for those
people in genuine need.