People aren’t going to be moved to commit to the huge life change of raising a child, by a measly one-time “bonus”. They need a robust system of social support, good wages for reasonable working hours in fair conditions, an end to private monopolies on essentials, housing security. And, as NigelFrobisher points out, meaningful and demonstrated progress to a livable future in the world.
All things that are needed prior to the commitment to raising children. All things our federal government is empowered to do, that it doesn’t need to wait for any “tax base” to fund, that will work much better than a “baby bonus”.
Stop the nonsense about “shrinking tax base”. Australia’s government spends as much as it wants any time it wants; Australian government spending does not come from taxation.
People aren’t going to be moved to commit to the huge life change of raising a child, by a measly one-time “bonus”. They need a robust system of social support, good wages for reasonable working hours in fair conditions, an end to private monopolies on essentials, housing security. And, as NigelFrobisher points out, meaningful and demonstrated progress to a livable future in the world.
All things that are needed prior to the commitment to raising children. All things our federal government is empowered to do, that it doesn’t need to wait for any “tax base” to fund, that will work much better than a “baby bonus”.
Does Australia need our government to use its unilateral power to spend, to meaningfully fight the causes of climate change, to fund universal social services and stop being scared of a fiscal deficit?
Incorrect, some will… But they often make poor financial decisions regardless.
Taxation is:
Loads of people, including some Treasurers think that
Those people and Treasurers are wrong.