Foster Care Is Still an Issue

Australians are not doing their parental duties very well. A record number of children are in government care due to abuse and neglect. Authorities say that out-of-care has grown largely because of improvement in information gathering. However, an increase of 44 per cent in 4 years is worrying.

Putting children in care is seen as making life better for badly treated children. There is debate about this issue. A child living on a quasi temporary basis in an institution or foster family situation certainly grows up with a "skewed" outlook on life. Their upbringing is not "normal". And they know it.

Saying there are multiple issues at home is really a cop out by the government. It doesn't explain why the problem exists nor offer a satisfactory solution. Holding that reuniting them with their families is too much work sounds very much like the department has given up. The desire to be with their families is strong even when they are young adults.

Foster care has always been a second-best cure. Children move from family to family and never trully fit in. They feel isolated and this isolation continues into adulthood. A problem that is never examined is that a child from a family with poor parenting skills grows up to be a bad parent also.

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Foster Care Is Still an Issue

Australians are not doing their parental duties very well. A record number of children are in government care due to abuse and neglect. Authorities say that out-of-care has grown largely because of improvement in information gathering. However, an increase of 44 per cent in 4 years is worrying.

Putting children in care is seen as making life better for badly treated children. There is debate about this issue. A child living on a quasi temporary basis in an institution or foster family situation certainly grows up with a "skewed" outlook on life. Their upbringing is not "normal". And they know it.

Saying there are multiple issues at home is really a cop out by the government. It doesn't explain why the problem exists nor offer a satisfactory solution. Holding that reuniting them with their families is too much work sounds very much like the department has given up. The desire to be with their families is strong even when they are young adults.

Foster care has always been a second-best cure. Children move from family to family and never trully fit in. They feel isolated and this isolation continues into adulthood. A problem that is never examined is that a child from a family with poor parenting skills grows up to be a bad parent also.

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Women Want to Stay at Home - That's a Fact

New research shows what many have known for years, that woman want to marry a rich man and stay at home. Going shopping everyday with a pleasant trip to the coffee shop makes the ideal life for most women. In regard to sex many don't even need it. Perhaps the lower libido of an elderly man suites them.

Times of campaigning for equality are over. Look around and you see most women marry, get pregnant within a year or so, and live off their husband's income, totally. Many never intend to work after getting married. A staggering 69 per cent of those surveyed said they wanted to stay home with their children.

Ask a man who is heading toward the age of 30 what he wants out of life. He will breath in deeply, heave out a sigh, then say "I am sick of work!" No one wants to toil away all those valuable hours in the day when you could be relaxing, fishing, messing about with the car, or tinkering with something in the garden shed. Women feel the same, though they would rather do other things.

It was believed that women wanted partners who were more educated and generally smarter than themselves. New evidence shows this is not the case. Only 19 per cent wanted a more intelligent husband. Indeed, 32 per cent of women said they were brighter than their partners. More women than ever are marrying wealthier men irrespective of age.

The more things change the more they stay the same. Women are genetically programmed to stay near the hearth, preparing food and tending to children. Give a man a child caring task and he will usually mess it up. His mind wanders to other things. He will take the easy way out - tie the kids down to playing a game or watching TV while he wanders off into another room to do his thing.

There is so much people want to do in life. It is human nature for women to want to do it sooner rather than later. A wealthy husband helps in this regard. He may be older and not good looking. This is irrelevant.

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Women Want to Stay at Home - That's a Fact

New research shows what many have known for years, that woman want to marry a rich man and stay at home. Going shopping everyday with a pleasant trip to the coffee shop makes the ideal life for most women. In regard to sex many don't even need it. Perhaps the lower libido of an elderly man suites them.

Times of campaigning for equality are over. Look around and you see most women marry, get pregnant within a year or so, and live off their husband's income, totally. Many never intend to work after getting married. A staggering 69 per cent of those surveyed said they wanted to stay home with their children.

Ask a man who is heading toward the age of 30 what he wants out of life. He will breath in deeply, heave out a sigh, then say "I am sick of work!" No one wants to toil away all those valuable hours in the day when you could be relaxing, fishing, messing about with the car, or tinkering with something in the garden shed. Women feel the same, though they would rather do other things.

It was believed that women wanted partners who were more educated and generally smarter than themselves. New evidence shows this is not the case. Only 19 per cent wanted a more intelligent husband. Indeed, 32 per cent of women said they were brighter than their partners. More women than ever are marrying wealthier men irrespective of age.

The more things change the more they stay the same. Women are genetically programmed to stay near the hearth, preparing food and tending to children. Give a man a child caring task and he will usually mess it up. His mind wanders to other things. He will take the easy way out - tie the kids down to playing a game or watching TV while he wanders off into another room to do his thing.

There is so much people want to do in life. It is human nature for women to want to do it sooner rather than later. A wealthy husband helps in this regard. He may be older and not good looking. This is irrelevant.

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Higher Taxes and Charges Will Pay for the Elderly

It is always amusing when politicians say such-and-such will be dire in the latter half of this century or in 2050. Most of us will be dead by then! Treasurers in particular are good at saying ridiculous things about the future, just to frighten us I suppose. Few are scared by this though. Most ignore such thoughts as being irrelevant.

An aging population and the imminent care crisis are cases in point. How are these problems to be solved? Well, the elderly could be taken out and shot. Political parties would like that because the aged are the largest voting block.

Many things will change before these crises. In Australia superannuation is mandatory. Apart from the idle few who have managed to stay on welfare throughout their lives, precious few will be eligible to claim the state funded aged pension. Some post-baby boomers will have a difficult time. Starting superannuation late in life will provide just a pittance in income, but they will be knocked back for the aged pension.

The elderly with their memories fading will need state money spent on care for them, So spending will be reallocated from pensions. Not all is lost. Even now, when people are "forced" into government care their houses are sold from under them by the Government. Indeed, a large slice is taken from a lifetime of wealth building. The offspring can complain. Without power of attorney the state wins out.

No matter what happens in the future, ways and means will be found to offset a prevailing problem. One thing is certain - taxes and charges will go up to pay for it.

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Higher Taxes and Charges Will Pay for the Elderly

It is always amusing when politicians say such-and-such will be dire in the latter half of this century or in 2050. Most of us will be dead by then! Treasurers in particular are good at saying ridiculous things about the future, just to frighten us I suppose. Few are scared by this though. Most ignore such thoughts as being irrelevant.

An aging population and the imminent care crisis are cases in point. How are these problems to be solved? Well, the elderly could be taken out and shot. Political parties would like that because the aged are the largest voting block.

Many things will change before these crises. In Australia superannuation is mandatory. Apart from the idle few who have managed to stay on welfare throughout their lives, precious few will be eligible to claim the state funded aged pension. Some post-baby boomers will have a difficult time. Starting superannuation late in life will provide just a pittance in income, but they will be knocked back for the aged pension.

The elderly with their memories fading will need state money spent on care for them, So spending will be reallocated from pensions. Not all is lost. Even now, when people are "forced" into government care their houses are sold from under them by the Government. Indeed, a large slice is taken from a lifetime of wealth building. The offspring can complain. Without power of attorney the state wins out.

No matter what happens in the future, ways and means will be found to offset a prevailing problem. One thing is certain - taxes and charges will go up to pay for it.

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A Rethink Is Needed on the Elderly

Those involved in the aged care industry call for more money from government. Despite money being ploughed in and the rate of pension being increased it still isn't enough. But we need to take a close look at what is going on in the world. European countries are cutting back on pensions and health care, saying that governments cannot afford it. Perhaps residential aged care will always be unsustainable. Indexing of current payments will only keep up with inflation, and it appears the Government will not even do that.

In ages passed the family cared for the elderly. Aged parents spent their day sat in the armchair by an open fire. They got bread and cheese if they were lucky and they certainly didn't enjoy an income. Too infirm to work their daily tasks involved caring for the toddlers in the family. They were seen as assets not liabilities.

Society has changed. Many adult children today do not even visit their parents. Child care is sourced privately. But these same children do not take kindly to parents mortgaging the family home and living better in old age. This is unfortunate. Perhaps the Government is too paternal. It seems in Europe that reality has put a check on welfare. Maybe a return to old ways will be forced on us.

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A Rethink Is Needed on the Elderly

Those involved in the aged care industry call for more money from government. Despite money being ploughed in and the rate of pension being increased it still isn't enough. But we need to take a close look at what is going on in the world. European countries are cutting back on pensions and health care, saying that governments cannot afford it. Perhaps residential aged care will always be unsustainable. Indexing of current payments will only keep up with inflation, and it appears the Government will not even do that.

In ages passed the family cared for the elderly. Aged parents spent their day sat in the armchair by an open fire. They got bread and cheese if they were lucky and they certainly didn't enjoy an income. Too infirm to work their daily tasks involved caring for the toddlers in the family. They were seen as assets not liabilities.

Society has changed. Many adult children today do not even visit their parents. Child care is sourced privately. But these same children do not take kindly to parents mortgaging the family home and living better in old age. This is unfortunate. Perhaps the Government is too paternal. It seems in Europe that reality has put a check on welfare. Maybe a return to old ways will be forced on us.

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