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Babies a drag on the economy, report says
http://www.news.com.au/business/story/0,27753,24134255-5017313,00.html ^
Posted on 08/06/2008 1:42:02 PM PDT by traumer
FORGET those plans to have a third child for the country because further increases in the birth rate could harm the economy, the nation's productivity watchdog has warned.
A major analysis of the nation's increasing fertility rate said it was at its highest level for 25 years - but the Productivity Commission yesterday warned further increases may aggravate rather than solve the problem of the ageing of the population.
This is because it will shift women out of the workforce while they care for babies, depressing labour supply and reducing the taxation base as our population ages, the Daily Telegraph reported.
The small number of extra babies born would make little difference to the rate of population ageing, the commission said.
And the women having the babies would be exacerbating the financial impacts on the government of the ageing of the population because the tax breaks offered to parents to have children occur up front, while the cost savings of a bigger working population and bigger tax base from extra children are deferred until they are of working age.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.com.au ...
TOPICS: Australia/New Zealand; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: abortion; australia; birthrate; clueless; drag; economy; moralabsolutes; populationcontrol; productivety; prolife
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posted on
08/06/2008 1:42:02 PM PDT
by
traumer
To: traumer
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posted on
08/06/2008 1:43:46 PM PDT
by
KansasGirl
( b/c Obama is just creepy.)
To: NYer; wagglebee; monkapotamus; All
Wagglebee I think this story be in your pro life list
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posted on
08/06/2008 1:45:48 PM PDT
by
SevenofNine
("We are Freepers, all your media belong to us, resistence is futile")
To: traumer
This is because it will shift women out of the workforce while they care for babies, depressing labour supply and reducing the taxation base as our population ages, the Daily Telegraph reported. It's always about the revenue...
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posted on
08/06/2008 1:46:21 PM PDT
by
Virginia Ridgerunner
("We must not forget that there is a war on and our troops are in the thick of it!"--Duncan Hunter)
To: KansasGirl
Gotta have all adults in the family slaving away to pay their “fair share” of taxes —never mind about creating and nurturing future tax payers —naw, we need in the work force NOW! We need to confiscate 50% of your income NOW!
We need to give the money to those poor, underprivileged SAHM on welfare, doncha know....after all, their vote counts as much as yours, slave...
5
posted on
08/06/2008 1:46:47 PM PDT
by
duckbutt
(Those who pay no taxes have no check on their appetite for services.)
To: traumer
Have some cheese with that whine!!! Argh!!
It would be much BETTER for our economy if there were more babies and moms staying home. The government will have to adjust. This country is FOR the people, not FOR the government.
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posted on
08/06/2008 1:46:55 PM PDT
by
TruthConquers
(Delendae sunt publici scholae)
To: traumer
Demographics decides the victor.
To: traumer
Funny how governments stand behind a woman’s right to choose when it comes to abortion, but not when it comes to a woman’s right to choose to have more children.
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posted on
08/06/2008 1:48:37 PM PDT
by
Sergio
(If a tree fell on a mime in the forest, would he make a sound?)
To: Brian S. Fitzgerald
Idiots! Soon the gov. won’t even HAVE a tax base if everyone raises one child or none at all.
9
posted on
08/06/2008 1:50:37 PM PDT
by
Pete98
(After his defeat by the Son of God, Satan changed his name to Allah and started over.)
To: traumer
This is insanity. Sure, women out of the workforce might affect labor availability, but raising those babies costs money that is spent in the economy—clothes, medical, food, etc. I’ve never heard of anything so stupid in my life.
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posted on
08/06/2008 1:51:10 PM PDT
by
DallasDeb
((a.k.a. USAFA2006Mom!))
To: traumer
When these people look at you, they see an annuity, not a person.
11
posted on
08/06/2008 1:55:22 PM PDT
by
LearsFool
("Thou shouldst not have been old, till thou hadst been wise.")
To: traumer
You are obsolete!!!
12
posted on
08/06/2008 1:56:08 PM PDT
by
4yearlurker
(Any day above ground is a good day.)
To: traumer
A drag in the immediate term perhaps, as they consume a lot of resources and produce nothing. But what would happen to the economy in the long term if everybody stopped having kids?
13
posted on
08/06/2008 1:57:05 PM PDT
by
lesser_satan
(Cthulu '08! Why vote for the lesser evil?)
To: Virginia Ridgerunner
Well, it’s about the revenue,
AND
the destruction of the traditional family, of course.
14
posted on
08/06/2008 1:57:40 PM PDT
by
MrB
(You can't reason people out of a position that they didn't use reason to get into in the first place)
To: Jersey Republican Biker Chick
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posted on
08/06/2008 1:57:50 PM PDT
by
Slings and Arrows
(~ ~ FREE LAZAMATAZ! ~ ~ [Shipping and handling charges may apply.])
To: traumer
Why don’t the members of the Productivity Commission put their money where their mouths are.
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posted on
08/06/2008 2:00:03 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
( This tag blank until football season.)
To: MrB
The destruction of the traditional *Christian* family, of course.
What will fill the void? Starts with an "I"...
To: traumer
Australian government busybody should study the cost and carbon footprint of faulty government studies.
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posted on
08/06/2008 2:00:23 PM PDT
by
bajabaja
To: traumer
Productivity Commission yesterday warned further increases may aggravate rather than solve the problem of the ageing of the population.This might be the stupidest thing I've ever read.
To: traumer
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posted on
08/06/2008 2:01:35 PM PDT
by
gridlock
(Barack Obama is the Sanjaya Malakar of American Politics...)
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