Benefit curbs on larger families

[Old Cruser]

The government have woken up - seen the light.
They are thinking of looking into the families on benefits who are having large families to boost their monies.
Is it right for them to dictate how many children these families can have before they have their money cut?

[Alsatian]

Could make them have kids for the right reasons, and not just for the money.

[Pete]

Remind me Dogboy, what were those reasons again...  ???

[chesterfieldchris]

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[Slacker]

They'll be shouting to sterilize the poor next

[Fly]

Is it right for anyone to start a family knowing they cant afford one?

Have a kid, get a house on benefits 
Are they saying she has to stay with mum and dad ?
That wouldn't have worked in this house !

[Old Cruser]

@ C/Chris no I don't think it's right that they do, some genuinely want a child but others have been using the system by having a 'arge brood' to get more dosh.
Was it China who put a curb on how many children each family could have because of over population?

[chesterfieldchris]

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[k4blades]

No, it is not right for the state to dictate how many children a family can have, but it is right to dictate how much money they will spend from taxation on funding those families.

[Old Cruser]

Well put K4blades

[Slacker]

Surely child tax credits is higher the more children you have? Do people who are opposed to benefits refuse to claim this?

[chesterfieldchris]

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[k4blades]

Surely child tax credits is higher the more children you have? Do people who are opposed to benefits refuse to claim this?

I don't think anyone on here is oppossed to benefits, what people object to is people who use them to live off for ever, never contributing anything, when what they are meant for is to help people when needed.
Tax credits is the most inefficient and complicated way of doing it, even the staff don't know how they work. A much better system that would help the less off would be to reduce the tax burden massively, and also to apply down ward pressure on prices, for example, removing the red-tape burden.

 

[Alsatian]

I don't think anyone on here is oppossed to benefits, what people object to is people who use them to live off for ever, never contributing anything, when what they are meant for is to help people when needed.
Tax credits is the most inefficient and complicated way of doing it, even the staff don't know how they work. A much better system that would help the less off would be to reduce the tax burden massively, and also to apply down ward pressure on prices, for example, removing the red-tape burden.

What he said!

[Old Cruser]

What they said