Greens evade by omission

Got a Green's campaign leaflet in the letterbox today. It is carefully evasive by omission.

Under their heading, Bring 100,000 children out of poverty they promise to "Extend 'Working For Families' so 140,000 of the poorest households with children have an extra $60 per week."

OK. The policy accurately described is to extend the In Work Tax Credit to beneficiary parents.

The Greens have intentionally omitted any reference to the In Work Tax Credit because most thinking people (and even the Greens want to appeal to thinkers) will immediately question the wisdom of giving a tax credit designed to incentivise work, to people who are not working.

Beneficiary parents already receive WFF in the form of Family Tax Credits which are not ungenerous.

Very shabby.