Work Vs Dole

[Howie]

i have often thought that we could save ourselves at least some of the problems the country faces through delinquent children and teens if the government was forward-thinking enough to pay a decent wage for one parent to stay at home with children until they reached school age ...

Yep that might help a bit, but then you still need to teach some people parenting skills as well.

[BIHB@0610]

i have often thought that we could save ourselves at least some of the problems the country faces through delinquent children and teens if the government was forward-thinking enough to pay a decent wage for one parent to stay at home with children until they reached school age ...



oh look - there goes another flying pig

I agree that some parents should be able to stay home until their kids reach school age. Others should be separated from their children during the day as soon as possible! No statistics to back this up, but from my personal experience a lot of the delinquents I know have been raised by people who didn't work when their kids were little, and still don't. In contrast, many people who have gone back to professional careers when the kids were toddlers, are producing quite well rounded, decent, contributing members of society.

I don't think just being at home with your kids necessarily guarantees a good parenting outcome.

[madandy]

in west aus the jobs are chasing the people ....

Australian gummint still taxing miners at 49c in the dollar?
They were on the east coast mines in the mid '90's.
My brother in law works out west driving a Bulldozer for 120k/yr less tax. 16hrs a day, 13 on 2 off 13 on then 13 off. I earn more per hour worked here... and have a life with friends and family.
His children have forgotten what he looks, smells and sounds like.
They'll have the mortgage paid for in no time...and can spend the next few years getting to know each other again.
Horses for courses of course. A single person's dream job if ya like that environment.

[mstriumph]

Yep that might help a bit, but then you still need to teach some people parenting skills as well.

well, in the best of all possible worlds, parenting classes would be madatory for pregnant couples ....... think about it - you could award a diploma in doodoo

[R-Soul]

I'm from Africa.

You dont work,you die.

Simple.

Society owes you NOTHING.

[R-Soul]

Frankly with the cost of childcare these days I am not sure how people can afford to not stay at home and look after the kids.

If you take into account that you need to earn enough for
-two kids that cost what $250 a week for childcare
- the fact that you need that cash after tax (so add 30%)
- the cost of parking
- the cost of fuel/transport
- the cost of the additional car or bike (insurance/reg/etc)

You would need to be earning a salary of
childcare: 52x500 = 26000
fuel/transport: 52X20 = 1040
parking: 13*20*12 = 3120

So you need around $30k just to be able to break even before you start making any profit!!

It hardly seems worth it, unless your wife is a professional?

Now if you could get her to run a business from home... it would add to the savings that you are already making...

[FROSTY:Me]

Yep but it depends in todays society who is parenting the child--if the person on DPB $300 a week .if the person working $30/week --well thats according to the gubbiment

[Smifffy]

Awesome thread dredging skills!!!

[carver]

I'm from Africa.

You dont work,you die.

Simple.

Society owes you NOTHING.

zeroindex is a south african

been on the dole for years over here...playing wow