In my area (London) there is already a huge shortfall in places because there has been a baby boom. They are constantly opening new schools or creating bulge classes but this is often at the expense of other children who lose their playing fields and there is just not enough room in London to keep opening new schools and there is already a housing crisis because the country is so overcrowded.
I think perhaps it is time the government thought about limiting child related benefits to 2 children (which is the replacement rate) and those that want to have more can do so but not with taxpayers money. It would go some way to stopping some of the problems that rising birthrates create such as the school places crisis, overcrowding, pollution, increasing struggles for resources such as food and water and in an already overpopulated world I think the government is being negligent in not putting some sort of limit on child related benefits, especially when it seems to be counter-intuitive (if you work you don't get more money each time you have another child).
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AIBU?
to think that when there is a schools place crisis perhaps the government should think of ways to reduce birth rates?
jellysandwich · 04/09/2013 10:27
I am. I'm bloody marvellous.
But if you are financially responsible your child is safe (for now... just don;t get pregnant accidentally or get made redundant 'cos I'll be watching yoooooooo......)
I used to work for a homeless womens hostel which started in victorian times as a family hostel. They were one of the few enlightened hostels which kept families together (albeit in separate sex dormitories). But to get in you had to be interviewed by a panel to ensure you were deserving poor and not through "moral turpitude" I think was the phrase.
Maybe we could bring that back. Chidlren separated for their family unless they can prove they deserve to keep them. "Peoples Panels" (that has a ring to it) kind of like the reverse of adoption panels - peoples panels decide who gets taken away and adoption panels decide who gets whom.
Otherwise we're going to have to do it on a strict first in first out rota.
How about people who mistreat their children but can afford to keep them without benefits 
I think we should be consistent - children should either stay in families who can take care of them emotionally and physically regardless of their financial position or we should leave any children in families who can afford them regardless of how they're treated.
Bugger - think we might need some more social workers. Oooh job creation scheme! Double benefit - I'm on a roll here.
Childless people should absolutely get a discount.
Once they have refunded all the money that was spent on them by the state when they were children themselves. 
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I haven't read all the replies, as there's 26 pages and it's already 11pm, I'll be here all night and I'm tired!
Although I do think the OP, although goady, has a point re: the child benefit capping. NOT at children who are already here, obviously, but effective from now.
Something needs to be done,
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