Thames Star. SATURDAY, SEPT. 24, 1938. A BURDEN ON THE CHILD.

Thames Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 20421, 24 September 1938, Page 2

Thames Star.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 24, 1938. A BURDEN ON THE CHILD.

"With malice toward* none: with charity for ail; with firmne** in the right, a* God give* u* to *e* the right.”—Lincoln.

Under the Social Security Scheme every child reaching the age of 1(1 must be registered, and the registration fee is live shillings Moreover, if the young person starts work at £1 per week that child must pay one shilling a week to support a sentiment. And this tax of one shilling in the pound must be paid before the youngster can consider a shilling of the wages as its own. Every year the registration fee must be paid, and the wages tax will remain for all time until the happy day when the young man or the young woman reaches the age of 60, when a small pension becomes payable. Assuming that all things work out satisfactorily the young man will have paid in the aggregate a very large sum for a very small benefit. But if he leaves the Dominion for fresh fields and pastures new or shuffles off this mortal coil at any time before reaching the age of 60 all that he has paid in for Social Security is forfeited to the State —that is to say, his relatives get no' benefit, as would otherwise be the case if, say, he had. piled up his weekly contributions in a bank or had taken out an insurance policy. It seems to be part of the Socialist policy to exercise a measure of dictatorship over young people. There is an old saying that taxation without representation is tyranny, but in the view of the Socialists that is an exploded doctrine. Dictatorship is not tyranny but social benevolence and social security. For fi've years, 16 to 21, the young people must pay, and they will have no voice during that period as to the kind of dictators they desire to rule them. Those parents who have some regard for the future of their hoys and girls should give close attention to this matter. Tho burden of social security will fall upon the young men and women, and they would he well advised to examine the matter closely in association with parents or other relatives.