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[–] pappabosley@lemm.ee 10 points 1 week ago (2 children)

We had this in Australia for a while, where there was no hospital costs for birth, and almost 20 years ago, so it was a considerable help. The conservatives started claiming people were having babies just to get the money and then spending it on big TV's and other luxuries.

[–] ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one 10 points 1 week ago

Sounds like classic Conservative projection.

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 7 points 1 week ago

Which is hilarious because iirc it was a fucking Howard policy