Cap benefits at four children! Make it two!!

[Zaxxon]

digimeistter said:

Scrap it altogether! Why should you be rewarded for breeding?? - Madness!

Agreed,
And lets bring in a tax on kids. First one is free.

Guess how many kids I have

[powerstroke]

Use Psychology said:

digimeistter said:

Scrap it altogether! Why should you be rewarded for breeding?? - Madness!

Because when you get old and retire the country will require new taxpayers to support you and your generation through the services it provides.

Yes good thinking just like when you get in debt borrow more money???!!!

[Tonberry]

rover 623gsi said:

Eldest or only child - £20.30
Additional children - £13.40 per child

so - if you like the vast majority of parents you have two kids, you get £33.70 a week. That is an amount of money that nowhere near covers the cost of feeding two kids - let alone covering all the other associated costs. Now, I'm not suggesting that the state should cover all those costs - far from it - but I would definitely suggest that kids are NOT meal tickets and anyone whot thinks they are has no idea about child rearing. Having children always leave you out of pocket.

Edited by rover 623gsi on Friday 18th November 18:28

Do us a favour and pull your head from your arse.

I knew a girl a while back who had one child. She was still with the father but lived alone.

I took a look at her bank statements once and she was pulling in £1600 a month in benefits. I cannot remember the breakdown but I was horrified. She also had a part time job. Guess how many hours a week she was working. That's right, 16.

These people know how to milk the system.

fk em and their children. We should no longer have to support them.

[Jasandjules]

Well, it's a start - that someone has actually said it.

[Johnnytheboy]

rover 623gsi said:

The birth rate in virtually every western country has been falling for quite a while.

I beleive it's actually been rising here for the last few years and has begun to fall in most third world countries.

[Mobile Chicane]

Justayellowbadge said:

bobbylondonuk said:

Justayellowbadge said:

bobbylondonuk said:

2 adults make children. So 2 children needed to replace those 2 adults. Use tax funds to support 2 kids for every couple or woman. Make it logical instead of emotional.

If families never break up and people only ever have children with one partner.

That is why I said 2 per couple or woman. that allows for 2 kids from 2 different men. Anything more and you will have to fund it yourself. Fair?

I agree with the theory, just questioning the mathematics - 1 guy with three women is four people creating 6 kids - more than a simple like for like replacement.

Wimmins have the choice how many rug-rats they have. I vote two (maximum) per breeder.

[cymtriks]

Thank god a politician has finally raised this issue.

There isn't any reason for child benefits or family credits, all it does is take from those who contribute to subsidise the non contributors to increase their numbers.

Stopping it would free up funds to cut the deficit or allow taxes to be cut a bit. It would send a powerful message to society that "life on benefits" was comming to an end, well at least the start of it.

[Dave_ST220]

Tonberry said:

rover 623gsi said:

Eldest or only child - £20.30
Additional children - £13.40 per child

so - if you like the vast majority of parents you have two kids, you get £33.70 a week. That is an amount of money that nowhere near covers the cost of feeding two kids - let alone covering all the other associated costs. Now, I'm not suggesting that the state should cover all those costs - far from it - but I would definitely suggest that kids are NOT meal tickets and anyone whot thinks they are has no idea about child rearing. Having children always leave you out of pocket.

Edited by rover 623gsi on Friday 18th November 18:28

Do us a favour and pull your head from your arse.

I knew a girl a while back who had one child. She was still with the father but lived alone.

I took a look at her bank statements once and she was pulling in £1600 a month in benefits. I cannot remember the breakdown but I was horrified. She also had a part time job. Guess how many hours a week she was working. That's right, 16.

These people know how to milk the system.

fk em and their children. We should no longer have to support them.

Exactly