He’s wrong, though, in stating that it’s in my post. The low politics was in Howard’s vote-buying “baby bonus” policy in the first place – a transparent and cynical bribe to purchase votes from the stupid, without concern for the obvious and predictable consequences. The consequences didn’t matter, the ONLY thing that mattered about the policy was that it helped Howard win the coming election.

As for the consequences themselves, another article in The Age, Baby Bonus delivers heartache, describes the threats and violence that young women and girls suffer for the baby bonus.

Glen seems to think that my “Cool, $5000 if i make my girlfriend have a baby” line was absurd, merely some sort of politically-slanted hyperbole. Read The Age article above and make up your own mind about how absurd the notion is. It’s happening, in economically and socially depressed areas and communities around the country.

And, regardless of GT’s high opinion of the State, South Australia is no more immune to the problem than any other state in Australia.