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Originally Posted by tizmeinnit
head in the sand?? I only ever use the blame game in retorts for those playing the blame game
I could and will argue Labour took over after Thatcher's mistakes meaning they never had a chance now the Tories are blaming Labour when really it was Thatcher who created the mess in the first place or it could have been Callahan Wilson or Heath its all really irrelevant
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It is not the unemployed or the sick costing the tax payer all the money
It is the fact more and more people are getting old. The NI policies have been spent and the tax payer has to pay for the elderly
The figures are out there that prove it but its a far to inconvenient a truth for most to swallow
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And as has been stated before, NI was always seen as contributory, and was originally to pay for Unemployment Benefit and Pensions, with some now going to the NHS. It was administered by Approved Friendly Societies until it was Nationalised in 1945.
NI payments in are around £85 million a year, and state retirement pensions are around £144 million per year - not sure how you would square that circle without a cull on pensioners, or cutting the state pension in half. Or should we say that those who haven't contributed shouldn't get a State Pension?
Are you saving up for your retirement, and paying your NI Contribution?