Rejected petition Restrict the payment of child benefit to the first two children only

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Whilst I have no objections to the number of children couple/mother may wish to have I believe that the size of your family is a personal choice and in these times of austerity the tax payer should only be required to support the first children born to each mother.

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Date submitted 4 August 2011
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