"Me........> and the few remaining nazi scientist<......... hope that DNA will be used as a tool to filter out even more potential problems and that heredity diseases and other genetic hiccups will be caught before more lives are restrained by physical and mental malformations."
Posted by aqvarivs, Thursday, 20 September 2007 12:45:59 AM

Honest to Gawd!! Akers, you certainly know how to put your jackboot square into your face, don't you?

Fair go. You've pointed out the failings of other posters here, while blundering on your merry way with something that appears damn close to an 'Aryan purity' philosophy;- then you go and confirm it!

And YOU talk about imperfect? YOU talk about stupid? Jeepers!

Aqvarivs,
Your ideas such as co-operatives, community homes run by parents and cost/care sharing initiatives by parents are fantastic and governments should view them favourably. In fact they are so worthy of consideration governments should expand such a wonderful idea to encompass child care, aged care and every other sort of care required by the Australian community.

We could have co-operative hospitals with doctors, nurses, allied health professionals and the general public being compulsorily required to donate their time in a cost sharing initiative. In the further interest of economic rationalisation and mutual obligation child care could take place in a street by street co-operative care sharing venture whereby parents would be rostered to care for all children in the street in an unpaid arrangement – this of course would mean that all parents would have to work part time to enjoy the benefits – but think of the empowerment for those families and the savings to government.

Government could also pass legislation making it mandatory that adult sons and daughters must care for their elderly parents in the home – thus maintaining intergenerational family obligations. If adult sons and daughters aren’t available grandchildren will do regardless of their age. For those requiring care who have no immediate family to perform this role, a genealogical search could be undertaken and distant relatives co-opted. This would provide an economic windfall for government – no more nursing homes, no more community assistance, no worries - the family (or co-opteds) could do it all, including paying any extra costs involved.

In the interests of fairness and equity all families would be required to sign up to the same AWA (pay and conditions) that carer payment recipients presently operate under – namely 25 hours a week free of the care role, 65 days a year free of the care role, 2 weeks hospitalisation for the carer per year and all substitute care costs, for the family member requiring care, to remain the responsibility of the carer.

What a wonderful and visionary idea – everyone in the community sharing the care.