I had no idea the complaints around child benefits have been around for so long.Spidey wrote: I've heard childless people on call-in radio shows complaining about paying for benefits of those with children since I was about 8 years-old and that was almost 50 years ago.
I never had any issue paying taxes to support this when I was childless.
It's natural that people who have more want more. It's human nature.
This comment is odd because it suggests that it's more about reducing/eliminating benefits for other demographics and not so much about targeting your particular cohort, but you also said that there's nothing targeting your particular cohort?kombat wrote:I would say, in my ideal world, it would be more about reducing/eliminating overly-generous and unfair benefits targeted at other demographics, than adding new ones specifically targeting my and my wife's situations.Spidey wrote:Just out of curiosity. What benefits would you like?
Did you want something targeted at "hardworking, dual-income, child-free families" like you and your wife? Or no?kombat wrote:...when there is nothing at all targeted at hardworking, dual-income, child-free families like my wife and I...