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Originally Posted by jonbxx
People of working age tend to be net contributors to the government. It’s the very young and old that cost more than they contribute.
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I take your point on the young but they at least have potential, but let’s say I’ve worked every day since I was 19 and I’m not planning to retire until 65, maybe later.
That’s 46 years paying tax, around half of that in the higher tax bracket.
When I retire I’ll pay tax on my pension, I’ll still buy stuff, I’ll still drive. So still being taxed in retirement when I’m old.
I haven’t…as yet thankfully…..been a burden on the NHS, and if I lose my marble’s they’ll take my house away.
I know the exception doesn’t prove the rule, but I reckon I’ll die, even if I make it into my 80’s a net contributor to the state.
Let’s also not forget all those evil millionaires and Billionaires that will almost certainly die net contributors to the state.
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I know a couple of people who are staying in the UK on visas and it is surprisingly limited and expensive to do. Both have to pay an NHS surcharge for access to healthcare and both have ‘no recourse to public funds’ which means that they have no social security safety net.
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I would have thought that normal for non-citizens of any nation, if you’re in a country on a work visa, and you lose your job you shouldn’t get social security………you get another job or you go home.