Indigeneous Women Kept As Cash Cows

[icyfroth]

ABORIGINAL women are being “kept pregnant” as “cash cows” in order to make money from government hand outs, a former Labor MP has claimed.

Former politician Gary Johns made the controversial comment during an interview on Ten’s Bolt Report on Sunday morning during a discussion over the proposed constitutional recognition of indigenous Australians.

“A lot of poor women in this country, a large proportion of whom are Aboriginal, are used as cash cows,” he said.

“They are kept pregnant and producing children for the cash. Now that has to stop.”

Johns’ comments were in response to a report from Aboriginal Housing Victoria which today revealed Aboriginal women were 34 times more likely to suffer domestic violence than non-indigenous women, published by Fairfax.

He aimed his comments at Cape York community leader Noel Pearson and his approach to constitutional recognition.

“I’d like Noel and his team to start thinking about fundamental issues that affect his people and our people at the really lower end of this society,” he said.

“They should be trying to smash the welfare state, not a liberal democracy and its constitution.”

The former MP who served in the Keating government has gained attention on social media for his controversial comments, but he’s no stranger to backlash when it comes to his views on welfare.

Writing in The Australian last year, Johns suggested welfare should be linked to compulsory contraception, saying there should be “no taxpayer inducement to have children”.

“Potential parents of poor means, poor skills or bad character will choose to have children. So be it,” he wrote.

“But no one should enter parenthood while on a benefit.”

http://www.news.com.au/finance/money/former-labor-mp-gary-johns-says-indigenous-women-are-being-kept...

I disagree about welfare being linked to compulsory contraception.

[bella_again]

WOW well since most Australians both lower and middle class recieve welfare is he suggesting only the rich should be the only ones to have children? I wonder if he is in on the eugenics crowd!!! Seriously though there are people who do the wrong thing but really? I have the answer let's remove the human rights of anyone who is poor, problem solved.....

A lot if so called 'poor' people have contributed greatly to this nation. I'd just like to slap him....

[icyfroth]

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@bella_again wrote:

WOW well since most Australians both lower and middle class recieve welfare is he suggesting only the rich should be the only ones to have children? I wonder if he is in on the eugenics crowd!!! Seriously though there are people who do the wrong thing but really? I have the answer let's remove the human rights of anyone who is poor, problem solved.....

A lot if so called 'poor' people have contributed greatly to this nation. I'd just like to slap him....

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Ok well we know now how you feel about Gary Johns.

I don't think he means only rich ppl should have children but that ppl with poor parenting skills on benefits shouldn't have them as in the case of Chloe Polkinghorne.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-03-25/mother-filmed-fearful-girl-forced-to-ride-motorbike-before-dyi...

Or that ppl should have them just to cash in on welfare.

[the_great_she_elephant]

“A lot of poor women in this country, a large proportion of whom are Aboriginal, are used as cash cows,” he said.

“They are kept pregnant and producing children for the cash. Now that has to stop.”

On what evidence is he basing this opinion? 

the mere fact that women receiving welfare payments are giving birth to children  is not evidence of why they are doing so.

[chuk_77]

its Chloe Valentine! 

[morgana2408]

Sadly abuse, neglect and family violence are not restricted to one particular family background

[icyfroth]

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@chuk_77 wrote:

its Chloe Valentine! 

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Yes. Thank you.

Poor little girl

[icyfroth]

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@morgana2408 wrote:

Sadly abuse, neglect and family violence are not restricted to one particular family background

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True. But did you read this bit in the OP?

"Johns’ comments were in response to a report from Aboriginal Housing Victoria which today revealed Aboriginal women were 34 times more likely to suffer domestic violence than non-indigenous women, published by Fairfax."

Fairfax published it, so it must be true.

[moonflyte]

It's a sad indictment on all parents and the abuse they visit on their children. Most traditional Aboriginal women are good parents even if their parenting is not the same as the rest of us.  

I found Mr Johns comments pretty offensive but lets not forget the "baby bonus" that saw thousands of babies born to get the $6.000 and those poor children are stuck in the welfare rut along with the parents so that was a disgraceful act of social engineering I hope we never see again.

When are we going to see the end of the  welfare handout merry go round that hasn't worked in the past and is not working now.

[the_great_she_elephant]

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@icyfroth wrote:

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@morgana2408 wrote:

Sadly abuse, neglect and family violence are not restricted to one particular family background

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True. But did you read this bit in the OP?

"Johns’ comments were in response to a report from Aboriginal Housing Victoria which today revealed Aboriginal women were 34 times more likely to suffer domestic violence than non-indigenous women, published by Fairfax."

Fairfax published it, so it must be true.

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That still doesn't prove they are being kept as "cash cows."