What an amazing life it must be at the bottom of the barrel. Lets put the boot in rather than ask why and help the people who are there.

Some people on benefits are genuine, others however are milking it. I know people who have been on the sickness benefit for years and they are quit capable of doing hard manual outdoor work on their own gardens and properties. Others I know get an overseas job, and put their spouse on the DPB.

The hard bit for national is to sort the sheep from the goats. Talk prior to an election is cheap and you will probably find that it will be just as cheap to keep the status quo.

A bit like their law and order election promises. Nothing has really changed, judges are still out in force with the wet bus tickets.

@ IHDisciple #102

Well, I hope that you dont have children as we dont need more people with attitudes like yours. Why dont you move to Switzerland, Im sure you would fit right in there with your way of thinking.

A society is ultimately judged by how it treats its weakest and most vulnerable members.

Maybe to some people dole bludgers dont seem weak or vulnerable.. but if i had to choose between part of my tax going to a beneficiarie.. or someone breaking into my house at night so that they can feed their kids.. i know what i would choose.

No i'm not on a benefit or ever have been.

Good on the Nats for getting tougher on people who don't deserve to be on some benefits. Those who are entitled needn't worry.

Families who choose to have more children than they can afford to support (without government assistance) are irresponsible. Contraception is a lot cheaper than childrearing.

Start where the real problem is - why are so many youth not working , yet not targeted? I would rather support a mother to stay at home and prepare for her child's time at home, meals etc than demand she try and join the current depressed job market. And there are a lot of people without other commitments that can't find work, yet would love one.

Yes, the couch loving daytime TV parasitic WFF DPB brigade are well over due for a boot up the backside! Living off the backs of others should be an offence and this country has plenty of them. Some have awfully big backsides to boot.

Hahahaha, just another silly, funny, unworkable plan.... if there are people so dead-set on living on the D.P.B. then, under this proposal, all they have to do is have a child every 6 years, to keep receiving the payments. Extra payments for every child also. These bureaucrats, every 3 years we get a new crop of morons mouthing off like they actually have some fantastic insight... I say, just make New Zealand a company, and get Donald Trump to run it.. probably do quite good then.

I am a mother of a 20 month old - I work part time, study part time and take care of my kid - If I can do it, anyone can. I was brought up by extremley hard working but working class parents who worked their a$$e$ off to provide for us. If you want things in life you have to work for them ! simple as that.

Megan #37

Start a family, most of it will take care of itself if one of you works. There is usually an excuse not to start one. I am not saying be irresponsible about it but in your case just do it. Don't wait around for things to be "right". As long as you have your head screwed on and love each other, and perhaps are say over 25 then go for it.

Don't miss out on the best thing that could ever happen to you.