Australian Vaccination Rates Are at an All-Time High After Government Removes Anti-Vaxxers' Benefits - Sensationalist Headlines

[QUOTE]Since the Australian government launched its 'No jab no pay' campaign on 1 January 2016, thousands of children have been vaccinated for the first time, as parents who previously refused to immunise their babies faced family payment cuts of up to $15,000 a year. In just seven months, 5,738 extra children have now been vaccinated, and another 148,000 who were not up-to-date with their immunisations have had their booster shots. [/QUOTE] [QUOTE]The 'No jab no pay' policy is pretty simple - you can "conscientiously object" to immunising your kid based on philosophical, religious, or "I read things on the Internet" reasons, but doing so means the government can withhold family payments worth up to $15,000 every year until you do. According to The Guardian, last year, the government announced that the only religious group that was eligible for religious exemptions, the Christian Scientists, would no longer be able to do so.[/QUOTE] I'm really happy this worked, as said in the article, more countries need to take note... [URL="https://www.sciencealert.com/australian-vaccination-rates-are-at-an-all-time-high-since-the-govt-threatened-to-stop-family-payments"]Source[/URL]

That works for the bogans, but not for the rich hippies. Still good to see though

It's a good way of doing it, too. Although I'd prefer mandatory vaccinations, this is a good alternative, and I hope Denmark will follow suit eventually.

Good! We need a version of this law, too.

Fucking good.

Bloody bonza.

[QUOTE=Badballer;52535770]That works for the bogans, but not for the rich hippies. Still good to see though[/QUOTE] I guess the idea is if your rich you're educated somewhat and understand the risks.

[QUOTE=a-k-t-w;52536879]I guess the idea is if your rich you're educated somewhat and understand the risks.[/QUOTE] Except the places where the rich hippies live have the lowest rates of vaccination. At least in Perth they do (western suburbs, Margaret River etc.) But yes, you would think they're educated enough to know...

[QUOTE=a-k-t-w;52536879]I guess the idea is if your rich you're educated somewhat and understand the risks.[/QUOTE] I work for rich idiots and can confirm that even private school and top 10 universities doesn't stop you being a idiot. One of the great equalizers is that it doesn't matter how much cash you have, if you're an idiot you are still an idiot.

Man if stupid people can get rich theres hope for all of us.

Excellent! I would love to see something like this bought to other countries too.

[QUOTE=a-k-t-w;52537264]Man if stupid people can get rich theres hope for all of us.[/QUOTE] Maybe not, since if they're stupid they could've very likely inherited their wealth.

Sucks that these people don't find their kids' survival against deadly diseases to be worth risking autism, but a cut to their income is.

[QUOTE=TestECull;52535952]Good! We need a version of this law, too.[/QUOTE] Its sad but its genuinely possible we could instead just get anti-vax laws being loaded up

[QUOTE=a-k-t-w;52537264]Man if stupid people can get rich theres hope for all of us.[/QUOTE] Being to smart can hinder your optimism and make you have morals, which means you will have harder time getting rich. Being an idiot makes you more optimistic & lacking morals can make it easier to scam others.

[QUOTE=Fourier;52538297]Being to smart can hinder your optimism and make you have morals, which means you will have harder time getting rich. Being an idiot makes you more optimistic & lacking morals can make it easier to scam others.[/QUOTE] I mean, it can get you elected President of the United States. BTW I'm not calling Trump an idiot for political reasons, I'm calling Trump an idiot because he's a fucking idiot.

[QUOTE=J!NX;52538294]Its sad but its genuinely possible we could instead just get anti-vax laws being loaded up[/QUOTE] I don't know why America doesn't already have something like what we have as is the subject of the thread (where, in a hypothetical model for America, the government welfare that is withheld could be something like earned income tax credits). Republicans would love it. On the one hand, parents are free to conscientiously object having their children vaccinated - so it's not big government overreach. And on the other hand, it forces those objectors to get off of government welfare - reduces welfare reliance, AND it can reduce government spending.

[QUOTE=Fourier;52538297]Being to smart can hinder your optimism and make you have morals, which means you will have harder time getting rich. Being an idiot makes you more optimistic & lacking morals can make it easier to scam others.[/QUOTE] its more luck than anything else being prepared gives you an advantage, but wealth ultimately at the end of the day is a product of luck more than anything else

[QUOTE=J!NX;52538294]Its sad but its genuinely possible we could instead just get anti-vax laws being loaded up[/QUOTE] As much as I hate anti vaxxers, I don't think I like the idea of anti vax laws. Making it law to get injected by something sets a powerful precedent which can be abused in the future... Encouraging vaccinations (even with withholding power like the government is doing) and giving more education is definitely good.

[QUOTE=Badballer;52538547]As much as I hate anti vaxxers, I don't think I like the idea of anti vax laws. Making it law to get injected by something sets a powerful precedent which can be abused in the future... Encouraging vaccinations (even with withholding power like the government is doing) and giving more education is definitely good.[/QUOTE] I dunno, making it law that you can't deliberately spread infectious diseases doesn't sound like it can backfire. I mean, what, do you think sneezing on someone's going to become criminalized? The only time a law about mandatory vaccinations would be dangerous is if it requires people to get vaccinations even if they are allergic and the vaccine could kill them from adverse reactions. If herd immunity is maintained, that tiny minority of people who [I]cannot[/I] be vaccinated, as opposed to simply believing that they don't want to, don't need to be, because they'll be insulated from infection by all the vaccinated people around them NOT getting infected. If the law respects this concept, bing bang boom, done.

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