The Prime Minister is either getting a little too big for his boots or has been listening to Jackboot Jenny Macklin again.
Now he wants to cut or suspend welfare payments, for up to 3 months, in families where a child is a chronic truant.
Yeah, that'd be right.
Cushioned by his family money, our Kev wants to make it even harder for ordinary people to put food on the table - in a simplistic attempt to curb truancy.
What next? Making everyone go to Sunday services before they can get their pensions?
Shame on Julia for encouraging him in this highhanded bullying.
Now he wants to cut or suspend welfare payments, for up to 3 months, in families where a child is a chronic truant.
Yeah, that'd be right.
Cushioned by his family money, our Kev wants to make it even harder for ordinary people to put food on the table - in a simplistic attempt to curb truancy.
What next? Making everyone go to Sunday services before they can get their pensions?
Shame on Julia for encouraging him in this highhanded bullying.
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I listened to an article on this last night. I just don't see it working unless it is used very carefully. Imagine a dysfunctional family with limited money and they don't send kids to school. I can't see how withdrawing income is going to improve the situation. It is all a bit draconian. The problem will then be passed to the school even more.
I have tried to suppy actual numbers on this - see http://belshaw.blogspot.com/2008/08/apparent-silliness-of-headmaster-rudds.html
Jim, Thanks for link to numbers.
This is just another step on the way to 'no cash' welfare, to which the former Howard Government was (and Kevin Rudd personally is) so attached.
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