snider - that is the very reason that it is a brilliant policy.
the reality of life is, that people with money (who tend to be high income earners)increasingly, do not even want to have kids - a few thousand dollars for a baby bonus is ignored as a consideration when thinking about the pros and cons of a family.
high income earners would tend to be the brighter people of society - and they are the people who should be breeding.
people who smoke dope, pop pills, drink beer - and pop out 4 or 5 kids use up a lot more of the welfare dollar, than high income earners.
one thing for sure, is that there are heaps of lazy fat slobs (not those hard working australians) - who would never contribute - no matter how much opportunity they, or there family get - indeed, the best way to get rid of poverty, is to curb the recreational breeding pursuits of the dead end of society