Anton Kelly, a blogger in Kiwi land, who purposefully prowls the pages of the New Zealand Herald, which he lovingly refers to as the Daily Marxist found this letter to the editor:
The lead letter in yesterday's Daily Marxist read as follows:Well, it is now official - the Government is to nationalise the family. What a disgusting, sickening thought, and we are being forced to pay $28 million for it. What a politically correct waste of taxpayers' money.The best way the Government can help the "family" is to take the shackles off us all, stop mothering us and, above all, give us our tax money back. That way we can spend our money as we see fit and not have it stolen by control freaks and to be told how to live our lives.
The main, and probably only, reason most couples work is to pay the tax bill to feed this drooling beast called Government at the rate of $200 each a week. Reduce that and both parents wouldn't have to work so one could stay home and look after the kids.
Parents do need to take more responsibility for raising children but it is hard when so much of our incomes goes in taxes. If the Government is serious about helping the family it should give our money back and leave us alone. It is so simple really. . . .
It does seem like such a simple plan, but why can no one see clearly? This lack of vision seems endemic to "government thinking" everywhere.
Posted by Tiger at May 5, 2003 10:16 PM