tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post8999842620628395319..comments2024-03-04T16:39:30.609+13:00Comments on Lindsay Mitchell: Typically dodgy claim from Green MPLindsay Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04437693272797130833noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post-31285881981956703452015-12-23T13:49:52.350+13:002015-12-23T13:49:52.350+13:00If international research shows 70% of these mothe...If international research shows 70% of these mothers are exiting violent relationships and if international research also shows most countries have tougher requirements for these mothers to work.. where's the problem?<br /><br />There's no particular linkage between these two issues that would tether a solo mum to one place, a welfare income and perhaps increased attention from the ex... in fact a minimum wage job plus the other in work benefits means a better opportunity to move out of squalid neighborhood (one of the identified contributors to poverty, low expectations and poor child education) and into a more appropriate apartment or one to two bed house and the children get socialised through approved child care etc.<br /><br />The fact international research supports both the above facts tells us there's either no linkage or one fact (more work) helps against the other.<br /><br />JC JChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00875768024598278750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post-50359422943364075812015-12-23T11:05:45.678+13:002015-12-23T11:05:45.678+13:0070 per cent of people seeking income support are i...<i> 70 per cent of people seeking income support are in a violent relationship</i><br /><br />as far as I'm concerned - 100% of people seeking income support are in a violent relationship - doing violence to hardworking citizen taxpayers <b> who are paying for the "seekers" food, lodging, and kids</b> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com