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| Thread ID: 115878 | 2011-02-07 20:06:00 | Sense of Entitlement | DeSade (984) | PC World Chat |
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| 1176106 | 2011-02-07 23:30:00 | Isn't it about time some credit was given to parents who do a great job raising a family, often against tough odds? Not all of those have had the advantage of a good education and often money is as tight for them as it can be for the 'dead beats'. The sensationalism of such cases in the Herald link often seems to depict the parent/s as victims. Reporters may see their role as just getting a story, but if they ever want to raise themselves to being investigative journalists they need to ask the questions that go through so many minds when they read such an article. How I wish they had balanced the article by featuring one from hard working parents. |
Marnie (4574) | ||
| 1176107 | 2011-02-07 23:36:00 | Just restrict all benefits to a maximum of 1 year duration. | inphinity (7274) | ||
| 1176108 | 2011-02-08 00:35:00 | Marnie, I think you're right. Balanced and accurate journalism is so hard to find these days, especially from the NZHerald (I've got another thread also going on in PCWorld Chat forum about just that). End of the day, it's really something that has to come from the top-down. The PM or Paula Bennett has to do something about it and filter through the policies that will make that kind of meal-ticket children stop. It's not something that WINZ / CYFs can do anything about either, in fact I'd be willing to bet money they probably empathize with the feelings conveyed in this thread. It'd take guts for a politician to stand up and say "Right, any new applications for XYZ must have these conditions met: A, B, C. Simple. If you're already getting the benefit, we're not about to cut your legs off from under you, but in future, we're taking a strong stance against this specific type of behavior and benefit-bludging". |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 1176109 | 2011-02-08 00:56:00 | It's not something that WINZ / CYFs can do anything about either, in fact I'd be willing to bet money they probably empathize with the feelings conveyed in this thread. +1 |
lordnoddy (3645) | ||
| 1176110 | 2011-02-08 04:56:00 | Isn't it about time some credit was given to parents who do a great job raising a family, often against tough odds? Not all of those have had the advantage of a good education and often money is as tight for them as it can be for the 'dead beats'. The sensationalism of such cases in the Herald link often seems to depict the parent/s as victims. Reporters may see their role as just getting a story, but if they ever want to raise themselves to being investigative journalists they need to ask the questions that go through so many minds when they read such an article. How I wish they had balanced the article by featuring one from hard working parents. Yup - there are people who have ended up in a situation where they have no choice but to go onto a benefit (violent & abusive partners for example) who do everything they can to protect and look after their children, and often struggle to make ends meet. Those also seem to be the sort of people who keep their heads down, look after and love their kids, make the best of the situation, and do whatever they can to get them and their children into a better position financially - rather than just putting their hands up and demanding more money from the taxpayer. |
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