The Government's introduction of free head lice treatment to families in low decile schools is just another farce of giving those who spend their money on more important things – such as alcohol and drugs – a way out of being responsible parents.

So we're helping parents treat their children for nits – we already help them feed their kids breakfast at school – and some schools also provide lunches – then there's milk in schools.

Where does it stop? When is the onus going to be on the parents to clothe, feed and provide health care to their children?

This country is raising people to think they can get an endless list of freebies for doing nothing.

The unemployment benefit and DPB (or whatever it is called now), allow people to choose not to work or seek work. Now they don't have to worry about buying nit treatment either.

It's very discouraging for us who work 8 til 5.

Maybe we should stop working – and paying taxes – and put our snouts in the ‘freebie-full' trough?

This is a first world country with endless employment opportunities – it is not a third country where everyone needs help to climb out of poverty.

In Asian countries there's no such thing as the dole – you have to work to survive.
This Government needs to wake up and stop helping everyone who can't be bothered helping themselves.

But I guess it is general election year – and even those who don't deserve it will get tossed an election sweetener or three.

K Morland, Katikati.