Labour to cut tax benefit for parents who choose not to vaccinate

[Trillian]

N2L, it is a condition of it, but it's still not a 'bonus' payment.

And as for whether the government is seeking to modify our behaviour as parents, well I think that's been prevalent since ... well ... forever. Free MCHN facilities but not necessarily lactation consultants or baby chiro, certain things being bulk billable or available at public hospitals (obs, gyn, midwives) but other things only privately available and user-pays (doula, hypnobirthing, waterbirthing), flouride in water, free vaccinations or incentives for vaccinations, some types of childcare being subsidised but not others, what recreational facilities are free and which aren't, what schooling options and classes are and aren't, etc etc etc. Where the money goes, what get publicised, and what comes up under the spotlight when the election comes around, etc.

True. However those things have never had a monetary payment attached to them though which is what muddies the water. I just really don't believe that the Government should be withholding money to get you to do something. If you want poeple to vaccinate, prove to them that vaccines are safe and effective and are worth getting, don't get them to vaccinate by threatening them with withholding money kwim?