1987. Különkiadvány, 1987.10.01 / HU_BFL_XIV_47_2

children sbould récéivé an income eupplement up to that amount, as long as botb children are attending achool as regular students. This aolution vould encourage mothera to accept part-time jóba. If a mother vitb tvo children decides to rem&in at home even after the children reacb kindergarten age, abe vould get aenne amaller abare of child-care pay.- The amount of tbe family allovance per child ahould be set near tbe per capit8 coBt of living.- Families vith tbree or more children ahould récéivé favorable mortgage loane to buy homes, and a aubatantial diacount fór paying caah. The building of large home6 by extended families ahould be subsidixed.- Families vitb three or more children living in rented city apartmenta ahould be entitled to lover rent or Bhould récéivé a fixed allovance to help cover basic expenaee.- Three or more siblinga attending achool as regular students ahould récéivé free passes entitling them to travel by public tranaport, train or intercity bua.- The children of families living at or belov the suhaistence level ahould récéivé free kindergarten or achool meala. The children of families vith above-average incomes vould pay the full coat price of the meala.- If the children of parents vho themaelvea have leaa than eight yeara of formai education are continuing their studies after the eighth grade of generál achool, they ahould récéivé scholarahipa approximating tbe per capita coat of living.

The paucity of budgetary resources makea it unlikely that all theae objectivea can be realised simultaneously in the short term. Bút vhen coneidering vhat concessions could be made, ve have to take the folloving intő account:- The program ve have outlined here—and eapecially ita tvo main planks: child-care pay fór mothers vith large families, and acholarshipe fór those children of uneducated parents vho are continuing their studies—can be effective only if the decision-makers do nőt trim the totál benefits per family too much. Becsüse only amounte above a certain threshold, a fairly high one, can induce changes in life-atyle. Benefits belov this threshold are money vasted.- The direction in vhich there can be compromise is tovard the exclusion of higher-income families from eligibility fór benefits. To prevent euch a measure from encouraging the vithholding of performaces, the regulátions vili have to be devised so that, above a critical level, the benefits decline at a rate slover than the riae of incomes.

Let the generál achool become the inatitution of universal basic education.- Preparation fór further study haa become the principal function of the achool. The teachers are seeking the out standing achievers, bút neglecting

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