tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7525848878710274126.post5663865276488735488..comments2024-02-14T10:12:46.994+00:00Comments on From My Kitchen Table: HANDS OFF OUR CHILD BENEFITBarbara Scullyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14311532447861613731noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7525848878710274126.post-20682189841256173542014-05-27T09:42:31.569+01:002014-05-27T09:42:31.569+01:00Just heard Barbara speaking today on Radio 1 Seeme...Just heard Barbara speaking today on Radio 1 Seemed to speak so much sense, so just had to "google" her and came across this reference to Children's Allowance, My understanding of the situation was that when they withdrew the tax free allowance for children they increased the Child Benefit. Child Benefit is a payment that is given specifically to mothers as it is felt they will spend it on the children appropriately. <br />Margaret Bolesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7525848878710274126.post-1042919379740324802012-12-14T18:45:42.450+00:002012-12-14T18:45:42.450+00:00Hmmm. Didn't see any followers. Perhaps I scro...Hmmm. Didn't see any followers. Perhaps I scrolled too fast. Nevertheless --- GREETINGS, EARTHLING!! While I can only stay in this existence finite for a while (gotta run back to the Elysian Fields soon), take anything and everything you wanna from our wonderfull, plethora-of-thot to write the next, great masterpeace -if- I can but kiss your gorgeous, adorable feets and/or cohesively cuddle withe greatest, ex-mortal-girly-ever to arrive in Seventh Heaven!! Think about it. Do it! Get back with me Upstairs, k? God bless you, doll: pleasure-beyond-measure is waiting in the Great Beyond for you and eye. Love you proFUSEly, girl (the name of Lenin’s newspaper, the FUSE - he went to Heaven; Stalin, however, went in the opposite direction even with Jesus’ beckoning. How do I know? A hardcore, Catholic friend of mine had a vision). Thus, if you can read-between-the-lines, the musical term MORENDO means ‘dying-away in tone-and-time’. How very apropos for U.S. …thewarningsecondcoming.comcuTNToohttp://mysoulaccomplishment.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7525848878710274126.post-6204977338625519462012-10-09T15:04:52.161+01:002012-10-09T15:04:52.161+01:00I have a question. A family earning (say) €1,000,...I have a question. A family earning (say) €1,000,000 per year gets the same children's allowance as a family on €40,000 per year. The high earners can easily get by without the allowance, but the lower earners can't. Why should the high earners should receive the same children's allowance as the low earners? <br /><br />If we continue to insist on Children's Allowance being the same regardless of household income, then we have the grotesque situation whereby in order to reach budget targets the allowance would have to be reduced across the board. This only has the effect of hitting poorer families.<br /><br />Until you can explain to me why a millionaire receives an allowance, then I see no reason why it shouldn't be means-tested.Eirecoderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08520955774470468109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7525848878710274126.post-69966842756503626002012-10-03T20:28:16.844+01:002012-10-03T20:28:16.844+01:00Very well written, Barbara. If that doesn't i...Very well written, Barbara. If that doesn't inspire people to sign the petition, nothing will. Well doneNoirin Scullyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06051196262736988291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7525848878710274126.post-20544133253686689672012-10-03T17:26:10.742+01:002012-10-03T17:26:10.742+01:00Absolutely agree Barbara - Pity article 42 of the ...Absolutely agree Barbara - Pity article 42 of the constitution is just lip service - makes it even more insukting that not having it there at all. And who do we expect to pay pensions in 20 - odd years time? Oh yes, our kids!Carol Huntnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7525848878710274126.post-30622561889239648512012-10-03T16:04:35.718+01:002012-10-03T16:04:35.718+01:00Excellent and so well said!! I and a few others h...Excellent and so well said!! I and a few others have been saying leave our child benefit a lobe for a long time now and I contuniue to do so. I am a member of PACUB and https://www.facebook.com/pages/Pacub-Protest-Against-Cuts-to-Child-Benefit/191987877489406 we need more help to help get the message heard come join us :) <br />Niamh Niamh getting fit and slimming world journey https://www.blogger.com/profile/09225414833186011509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7525848878710274126.post-72702283725281061022012-10-03T13:38:10.452+01:002012-10-03T13:38:10.452+01:00A woman after my own heart! You write at your kitc...A woman after my own heart! You write at your kitchen table too Barbara! As someone who was on a very low income for a long time, I just want to say childrens' shoes money.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com