tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post1006027384962603720..comments2024-03-04T16:39:30.609+13:00Comments on Lindsay Mitchell: 22 percent of babies born 2011 on welfare by year-endLindsay Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04437693272797130833noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post-40624083619821728442012-05-28T12:49:44.871+12:002012-05-28T12:49:44.871+12:00NZ's state sector is now 55-60% of the economy...NZ's state sector is now 55-60% of the economy.<br /><br />Given plunket, state hospitals, WFF, ACC, EQC, paid parental leave and all the rest, I think you'd be doing very well indeed to find <b>one in five babies born in 2012 who are not on welfare</b><br /><br />Paid Parental Leave. Plunket. And of course those trendy birthing suites, midwives and all the rest - <b>the are all state welfare</b> Lindsay as you know only to well. Not to mention the WFF, the interest free student loans the parents will be having, along with criminally low interest rates. <br /><br />And every cent NZ spends on welfare of all types is borrowed. Every damn cent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post-28279702675502431892012-05-28T11:15:50.981+12:002012-05-28T11:15:50.981+12:00Considering the parents of most babies are on &quo...Considering the parents of most babies are on "Working for Families" I'd say the majority of babies in New Zealand are on welfare before they're a month old.OECD rank 22 kiwihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00221031703154055521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post-15245602111910084982012-05-28T11:01:56.589+12:002012-05-28T11:01:56.589+12:00This is a situation of catastrophic proportion.
I...This is a situation of catastrophic proportion.<br /><br />It is, to coin a phrase, "unsustainable".Andreihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04536593172412406428noreply@blogger.com