20-06-2021, 11:44 AM
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Re: The Triple Lock.
Originally Posted by LongDriver
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I definitely agree. After all, 2.5% of very little is still very little. How some retirees manage on just the state pension baffles me.
20-06-2021, 12:09 PM
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Re: The Triple Lock.
Originally Posted by Bread
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We need to stop green taxes. That would help a lot of people and remove VAT from pensioners fuel costs.
20-06-2021, 12:12 PM
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Re: The Triple Lock.
Originally Posted by The Artful Todger
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Remember there are a number of very generous hand outs that they get plus equity release from property that they own. The State Age Related Benefit really should be abandoned.
20-06-2021, 12:29 PM
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Re: The Triple Lock.
Originally Posted by LongDriver
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..and what about the many who do not own property, or should they go and die in the wilderness?
20-06-2021, 02:28 PM
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Re: The Triple Lock.
Originally Posted by The Artful Todger
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Then they should cut their coat according to their cloth.
spend the money, and then throw themselves on the mercy of
the state ??
Are you mad ??
Donkeyman! 👎🤔🤔👎
20-06-2021, 02:40 PM
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Re: The Triple Lock.
Originally Posted by Donkeyman
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Do you mean spend any savings they have, sell their property andspend the money, and then throw themselves on the mercy of
the state ??
Are you mad ??
Donkeyman! 👎🤔🤔👎
The welfare state is already FAR to generous and should be nothing other than a safety net.
What right to we retirees have to expect young working people often with huge debts and families to pay for things that we can pay for ourselves by spending our savings or liquidating our assets first?
20-06-2021, 03:03 PM
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Re: The Triple Lock.
Originally Posted by LongDriver
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Maybe an idea, but how could that be applied, especially as many of the elderly still have prepayment meters. It's all very well throwing ideas out there, but not much use without a method of application. I do find your idea interesting though.
20-06-2021, 03:20 PM
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Re: The Triple Lock.
Originally Posted by LongDriver
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Electricity here is made higher by green levies AND that horrid VAT. Why it attracts VAT my MP failed to explain and blamed the EU, but since Brexit were are STILL being charged VAT on the leccie!
20-06-2021, 04:44 PM
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Re: The Triple Lock.
Originally Posted by The Artful Todger
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What's the alternative? Live off the taxes that other people pay while keeping their own money to themselves? The welfare state is already FAR to generous and should be nothing other than a safety net.
What right to we retirees have to expect young working people often with huge debts and families to pay for things that we can pay for ourselves by spending our savings or liquidating our assets first?
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