Originally posted by czechmate:
But by allowing single moms the same privileges and tax rebates,
won't the govt be sending out a message to its people that it's ok
to have children out of wedlock, it's ok to sleep around, it's ok
to be young & irresponsible, etc? Certain rules or govt
policies create an after-effect only many, many years down the
road.
For instance, those who remember the questionably 'wise'
[b]Two Is Enough
policy. Today, we are facing a population low.
At the end of the day, we are Asians and we do have some very good
values which should really not be diluted further, if at all
possible. Yes, the perhaps the child born out of wedlock should not
be denied a fair chance for a good start bec their parents have
been irresponsible. But allowing the single mom these benefits now
might result in a downward spiralling effect that could go way, way
out of control. Aids is already on the increase ... [/b]
i beg to differ. according single moms the same privileges and
tax rebates is hardly a sign to encourage people to have babies out
of wedlock. ask yourself and people around you. will one starts
sleeping around and be irresponsible just because of the privileges
and tax rebates. your concern is a bit stretched.
without the proper support in place we are only adding to the
burden of single mums. there is no denying that they have made a
mistake. but who doesn't make mistakes? like ex-convicts they
should be given a chance and proper support.
