Given the amount of fraud that is inherent with all of our other social programs in this country (food stamps, medicaid etc), does anyone think this isn’t just going to be another massive waste of cash? Sure it will start out as donated funds, but I have no doubt it will be in the city budget after a 1 year “test period” to show how good it works.

Personal responsibility and drive, on the part of parent and children, are what we need – not more handouts.

Seriously this is ridiculous. Maybe they should spend that money training those parents to have better job skills. Then they wouldn’t need it anymore and would actually give more back in the long haul.

Incentives are all great but only when they encourage people to become more hard working or innovative. Both of which would help their children more than a dentist appointment. If they already have skills and are just down on their luck spend the money helping those adults find good jobs.

Children learn the most from parents. Helping the parents set a better example is how you will help those kids for the long haul.

Katrina Debit Cards ring a bell?

However, what happens when I no longer want to use my own money? I go to the company and say, “Hey, this works – put it in the budget!”

Suddenly, that extra budget money is taken from other projects, even stock-holder dividends, or raises. All in the name of paying someone extra to do something they already should be doing.

After this ‘project’ goes on for a time – does anyone believe that people will suddenly expect to get cash for doing these things?

Feed the stray dog enough and he keeps coming back….

In other words, why do/should anyone have to pay/bribe anyone to be a good parent?

When young adults are faced with the decision of having children, monetary condsiderations should be a part of the decision making process. But, ‘how much others will pay me to raise my child’ should ‘not’ be a part of the equation.

The reward for being a good parent is a healthy, honest, well adapted/prepared and loving child

This kooky liberal thinking makes me think of a totalitarian antithesis where parents would need a “parental permit” demonstrating their ability to provide and support offspring before being able to reproduce.

Oh, spidgy, all you have to do is look at some of the lefty blogger reaction to the Duggar family.

When Mrs. Duggar had #16 back in 2005, I was part of a message board where the woman (most of them liberals) SCREAMED that Mrs. Duggar was “proof” we Americans need a one-child per family policy, and STRICT parental licensing tests before being allowed to have children.

Failure to pass the test would not only result in a denial of parenthood, but the tone of the discussion was such that people should be fixed before given an opportunity to change.

Don’t think there aren’t many out there who salivate at the idea of a “parental permit”.

And, granted, there are some people who DON’T deserve or need to be parents. But my gut tells me these individuals are not the target of such oppressive proposals.

On September 4th, 2007 at 9:37 am, James Felix said:

If he’s not using tax money I don’t think we can really fault him.

The article says “much of it from his own money and the Rockefeller Foundation”, so I gues the MSM definition of “much of it” would determine how we should feel about this.

This kooky liberal thinking makes me think of a totalitarian antithesis where parents would need a “parental permit” demonstrating their ability to provide and support offspring before being able to reproduce.

Bonus Cash for common sense and lawfully not neglecting a child?

Guess that excludes Bloomberg. He gets leftover tacos from the BELL.