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Originally Posted by Incognitas
Could you live on a pension when the local council has put up your tax by six times the increase to your fixed income?With the increases in gas,electricity,water to find as well.I am not looking forward to retirement at all.IF the pension was a decent one that took in account all the increases for all then I would have less sympathy.  |
There is a big difference with being unwilling to pay, and unable to pay. I thought I made that quite clear in my post. She falls in the former category.
If she genuinely can't afford to pay, then she would go to the council, and she follow the appropriate channels, and probably not pay it anyway.
About the pension side of things, I do think its terrible you contribute so much in taxes over the years, and the government gives you nothing back, but I also believe people should take responsibility and care for themselves. I have for years been taking steps to ensure when I am an OAP, I won't be living off tins of expired cat food.
She isn't destitute, she's refusing to pay it on principle. She should be dealt in exactly the same way as everyone else. Age and gender should not come into it.