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Originally Posted by jfman
It’d be an extremely bold move (and act of political suicide) to be the party that starts telling people that despite paying into the Ponzi scheme that is the state pension you aren’t getting anything out.
Your suggestion is to penalise those who made adequate plans and compensate those who didn’t.
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Originally Posted by Hugh
Difference being that if you are in an accident, the NHS wouldn't check to see if you had Private Health before sending an ambulance and giving you emergency treatment (which Private Health wouldn't cover anyway).
Why would we penalise those who had the foresight/ability to save to make retirement more comfortable - on those lines, why not introduce compulsory letting (free of charge) of rooms if you have a house with more bedrooms than you need for your family, as you obviously don't need those rooms?
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---------- Post added at 12:29 ---------- Previous post was at 12:23 ----------
I receive a state pension plus my teacher's pension. The latter is peanuts compared to the state pension..I need the state pension or I'd need to apply for all sorts of other benefits.
Also what are the stats for those like my parents who payed in and NEVER lived to receive the State Pension? Where did their contributions go?