tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post986254118195475935..comments2024-03-04T16:39:30.609+13:00Comments on Lindsay Mitchell: DomPost on child poverty reportLindsay Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04437693272797130833noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post-75672850746048979712012-12-14T07:23:53.162+13:002012-12-14T07:23:53.162+13:00I think some of the "poverty" is caused ...I think some of the "poverty" is caused by Work and Income staff not fully advising clients. See point about DPB - and I know it is a common occurance. <br /><br />http://www.pundit.co.nz/content/beneficiary-impact-highlights-poverty-of-social-policies<br /><br />Sure, there are arguments about these people working instead of receiving social security. I would counter that running people down financially makes it drastically harder for them to return to productive lives - something which seems to escape most politicians on the right. S. Beastnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post-65488605341631046662012-12-13T17:09:52.233+13:002012-12-13T17:09:52.233+13:00Kiwiwit. You might have left out a generation or t...Kiwiwit. You might have left out a generation or two there, but your point remains valid. John Key was born well after WWII.Johnnynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post-83243209781154706822012-12-13T12:34:04.326+13:002012-12-13T12:34:04.326+13:00The editorial uses John Key's mother as an exa...The editorial uses John Key's mother as an example. In fact, you could take the vast majority of New Zealanders of John Key's age and ask how it is that were raised so well when their parents grew up in far worse economic times (i.e the Great Depression and WW2)? <br /><br />The parents of the baby boomers had none of the advantages of the parents of the latest generation, such as comprehensive health and welfare, and yet somehow they did a pretty damned good job of being parents. Perhaps genuine economic hardship builds self-reliance rather than dependency, and handouts only encourage greater dependency.Kiwiwithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10507667837257013301noreply@blogger.com