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Old 23-06-2010, 10:34   #19
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Re: Emergency Budget 2010

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Originally Posted by flashy View Post
this bit amused me endlessly

Child grants: restrict the sure start maternity grant to the first child only, abolish the health in pregnancy grant. Expect lone parents to look for work when their youngest child goes to school.



this might actually STOP people popping kids out just to stay on benefits
It bemused me Flashy rather than amused me ... I thought the idea was to encourage people to have more children in order that they contribute to the system and help support the longer living pensioners ?

Also, the bit about lone parents is a little amiguous ... hmmm .. is this a warning that there is more to come on this ?
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