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"So Prime Minister Helen Clark wants tax-payers to pay women for 14 weeks after their baby is born. I suppose its an improvement on 14 years or more - the length of time we presently pay some parents to stay at home," says Libertarianz spokesman Lindsay Mitchell. "That is, it would be an improvement if tax-payers weren't to be paying for both."

"Quite frankly, I don't see why the tax-payer should ever be forced to pay other people to procreate. Whether it be 14 hours, 14 days, 14 weeks or 14 years, it's still wrong." she points out.

She suggests that instead of blindly following the rest of the world we should be doing what New Zealand was once very good at: leading the world. "The government should be saying to all New Zealanders, if you want kids you pay for them and care for them yourselves. Is this expectation so outrageous?"

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For further information please contact: Lindsay Mitchell Liberatarianz Assoc. Spokesman to Deregulate Welfare (04) 562 7944, Dandl.Mitchell@clear.net.nz

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