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Originally Posted by Kursk
Sorry, I'm not sufficiently motivated for a protracted discussion. I suppose I am just less envious  . |
Right, clearly I'm just envious, can't be a sense of fairness in there it's all jealousy
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Originally Posted by Sirius
I have been lucky and have never been out of work, i have never had tax credits, housing benefit, dole, working tax credits. In fact i don't think i have had any benefits in my time as a working member of society. So i think its time i had something back.
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This doesn't necessarily mean that you have made a positive contribution or that you will throughout your life, though. That depends on your household's income, how many kids were in that household, and a few other things.
Nearly all of us get something back in our retirement - we will almost certainly cost the NHS a bomb as we near the end of our lives and retirement is the time when there's some equivalence.
This doesn't justify a bribe from current taxpayers - they really shouldn't be paying to ensure pensioners who can invest £20k a year get taxpayer subsidised interest rates on their savings. This is wrong however you cut it.