Which policies will not get off the ground??
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Abbotts Full Pay maternity Leave.

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And you would not want to see mother's get a chance to have a family and take a break from work to look after their new borns??

Shameful.

Dsmithy70 wrote on Sep 4^th, 2010 at 6:51pm:



But smithy - higher income earners have higher outgoings.
In 2007 our mortgage was $4,000 per month. Some people don't even earn that!
But we were a two income couple earning many times that so it wasnt an issue.
But drop down to one wage and it becomes a strain.

Now I realize your argument of 'you shouldn't borrow so much' etc which I am sure you think.

BUT just think for a minute how much tax people like us have paid into the system.
Do we not have a right to expect to be looked after a bit as well?

It just grates to see us get little back, pay a fortune in and see it go to hobos and losers.

Andrei.Hicks wrote on Sep 4^th, 2010 at 6:55pm:

No I dont think you should borrow so much or little.
What I'm saying is that(seeing you have used yourself as an example) that you and your wife could have paid more into your mortgage before she fell pregnant, paid down credit cards,personal loans etc so the transition after birth to 1 wage was not as big of a burdon.
If we followed your/Abbotts argument to its loglical conculsion if someone on 100K loses there job they are therefore entitled to more dole.
This is not the case nor should it, if ALL taxpayers are going to contribute then it should be 1 payment of X $$'s no matter income or x amount p/week for x amount of months.
Your argument about paying more tax does not gel, remember we have a proportional tax regime so whilst those on lower incomes pay less dollars the percentage of income is roughly the same.
Someone on 200K still gets the 1st 16K free pays 15 cents upto 30K the 30 cents upto 80K etc etc so they only pay the top rate on the last 50K
Yes these figures are not accurate I couldn't be bothered looking them up but you can see what I am trying to get across.

It also grates to see money wasted.....as in the hopeless Labor govt in NSW. I am a self-funded retiree and I cannot believe the wastefulness of the NSW State Govt and the dire straits this state now finds itself in. Policies should be properly costed and implemented. Same goes federally. If the country needs a boost, then for God's sake, at least cost it properly and check safety issues and rorting possibilities. All that money gone out the window, lives lost, millions gone overseas. Not only that, but much of the stimulus didn't even factor in until AFTER the so-called crisis. When will accountability come back into government? Hopefully before we go down the toilet.

andrei<<Bloody shafted again.

Quote my dad "Labor Governments have never done anything for our family son">>
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I'm glad the government don't let you sponge off them. Pay your way and shut up about it.

It's definitely a philosophical argument I agree.
Whilst I was disappointed not to get the dole payments in '09, I had just received the biggest payout I'll ever get in my life!!!

I do appreciate people are doing it hard and I have always said I am in favor of my taxes going to help people.
But to a point.

PS - I am heading back to Canada tomorrow via LAX. I might be on the same plane as you?!