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They would only be means tested if they were well off enough to handle it State pension is 125 quid a week iirc for someone to have paid enough into it to cover £125 a week for 20 years they would have had to have had a £500 a week job all their life |
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That said that would increase unemployment and prevent people moving up in their careers until later. Maybe. |
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no other insurance policy in the world pays full dividends if the policy fails. The NI policy has failed that is why the bill is paid for out of the welfare budget
and on top of that the State pension will rise exponentially as more and more people are living longer. It is a hard fact but it is still a fact |
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But I'm not digging a bunker or stockpiling ammunition, no. :D |
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You have to tackle the big ticket items.
start Privatising parts of the NHS. With a view to fully privatising it. scrap public sector pensions. state pensions should reflect what contributions you have put in. (Certain exceptions will apply obviously) Scrap child benefit after the second child ( you want 3,4,5 kids then make sure you can afford to have them) the NHS is the biggy, it's a monkey on the country's back. |
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Maybe we need to increase how much we pay in tax/NI for it. Or put a separate NHS tax so we can all see how much we pay for it. |
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http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/20...l#post35554563
Post 31 anyone? |
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Again - so what's going to happen in the next 3 months? Something big enough to 'bankrupt' the UK is unlikely to happen overnight and without someone knowing something about it already. I call BS on this story. I'm not saying I don't think the country's economy is a mess and will stay that way for years to come - in fact it's exactly what I think. But bankruptcy? Can't see it happening.
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http://www.nhsconfed.org/priorities/...s.aspx#funding There's got to be a more efficient way. I don't think all procedures should be covered by the NHS certainly some elective treatment. I don't know the ins and outs of the NHS, but there has to be way to reduce costs, privatise elements yet still have the service free at the point of need for the vast majority of the population. |
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