tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post784593484214403432..comments2024-03-04T16:39:30.609+13:00Comments on Lindsay Mitchell: CPAG attack John Key and Paula Bennett for promoting myths about sole parents and the DPBLindsay Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04437693272797130833noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post-800066194003061642013-04-10T19:36:27.068+12:002013-04-10T19:36:27.068+12:00Excellent fisking, Lindsay!Excellent fisking, Lindsay!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post-87133458091868773572013-04-10T18:06:09.551+12:002013-04-10T18:06:09.551+12:00There's likely a fascinating story to tell on ...There's likely a fascinating story to tell on Maori fertility. According to my Yearbook 2000 Maori women had 6 kids per female in 1960 but when the Birth Control pill arrived that plummeted to just over 2 per female by 1990 before a steady recovery to the present level. Even the arrival of the DPB in 1973 didn't slow the descent.<br /><br />So why did these women take such drastic control of their fertility back then, and why did it increase from 1990? The story is almost certainly rooted in changes in work, social changes, a precipitous fall in religious observation and marriage and Govt policies.<br /><br />JCJChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00875768024598278750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post-34087512689465860792013-04-10T16:38:52.857+12:002013-04-10T16:38:52.857+12:00Time to do what Thatcher would do: a real "so...Time to do what Thatcher would do: a real "social experiment!"<br /><br />Stop the DPB for say 5 years. Measure the number of bludgers-with-kids before and afterwards.<br /><br />We all know what the result would be: absolute unconditional support for never restarting the DPB and for eliminating all other benefits, including super.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post-4667563702007728202013-04-10T13:51:19.791+12:002013-04-10T13:51:19.791+12:00Thanks PM. I've left a question/comment asking...Thanks PM. I've left a question/comment asking who QOT thinks is paying me and a link to this post. But it's in moderation.Lindsay Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04437693272797130833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post-26182694934703391072013-04-10T13:29:37.689+12:002013-04-10T13:29:37.689+12:00This came up The Daily Blog, with endorsement of t...This came up The Daily Blog, with endorsement of the alleged myth-busting. <a href="http://thedailyblog.co.nz/2013/03/30/the-myths-and-lies-about-the-domestic-purposes-benefit/#comment-8095" rel="nofollow">I left a comment</a>, won't repeat it here.Psycho Milthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00779500926576047736noreply@blogger.com