what pandora is getting at (from what i can gather) is that there are women on higher incomes than their exes - so because of this, they receive nothing from their ex to help support those children. a parent who goes out and works to support the best interests of their child, gets nothing from the non-resident parent (and it can be both ways - there are single dads out there too!) - they foot the bill for child care, accommodation, schooling and everything, so may have little to no money left each week - but because the government deem them to be better off than their lower income earning ex, they get nothing. it's not right
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it's a dis-incentive for primary carers to do the right thing by their family and go out and work
thanks, yes that's what I meant.
I seem to be less articulate than I'd like of late, I thinks it's the sick kids and sleep deprivation.