The problem with the benefit system
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Agreed. A classic case of something getting rushed in.
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I’ll say it again. If the widowed grannies tart leaving their 5 bedroom detached houses they’ll be in direct competition with youngsters trying to get on the housing market but with bundles of cash burning a hole in their pocket so the youngsters won’t get a look in. Do you really think that is good for anyone? The only beneficiaries are likely to be high earning middle-aged working people who might get a relative bargain on a 5 bed detached.
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Don't most people downsize eventually and tax a tax free load of cash?
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I don't think I have enough big house envy to understand the discussion.
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How big was your father's house and how much did he earn? I'm sure you will find some injustice if you look hard enough.
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I think you may have inadvertently hit on the nub. 😉
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The system is unfair to people lower down the the scale not to people who are in the top 1% of earners.
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Present Day TWH thinks that Present Day Pensioners aren't Future TWH's problem.
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#entitlement
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if you don’t build enough houses then plainly it’s inefficient and eventually unsustainable to have people in houses with many more bedrooms than people.
If you don’t build more houses people will fight over the existing ones.
Id have thought this is obvious.
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Re comments made earlier about fitness to work into your 70s.
I'm reluctant to be meme'd into 2 assertions
- People should work longer to pay for pensions as people are living longer
- The NHS can't be expected to meet the health needs of this aging population
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I don't think it's pensioners' fault that there haven't been enough houses built.
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I think it was mentioned upthread that pensioner brickies are not up to it,
….and all the Polish builders have gone home.
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Nimby boomers?
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Existing homeowners in general. If I attend a public consultation for a housing development (or any development really) the only common factor amongst the most vociferous objectors is that they already have a house. Ages tend to be anything from 30s upwards. I’ll concede that the ‘organised’ groups tend to be coffin dodgers with too much spare time though. The main issue is the system though, the decision makers shouldn’t be listening to objections unless they have a point with regards to actual policy.
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I don't know. I'd guess the average age of planning committee meeting attendees is north of 60. Plenty of spare time to organise those identical objection letters. Maybe even print a few placards.
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Pinnacle Monzonite
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The only thing I'm jealous about is early retirement, but then I remember that I started working a lot later and have no regrets about that. I made my choice.
On a similar note, my grandfather worked from 14 to 69. That's a proper shift.
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That's a fair point. Although I retired early I did work for 44 years.
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15 to 62 for me and a bit of part time work after that. Although I did have a few years where I was a government sponsored rock climber for the summer months.😉
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The other related point is those that start working later not only tend to do less physical graft but they also tend to get higher salaries. Swings and roundabouts. Start early, finish early or start later and finish later with more cash. Choices (if available, not everyone has that choice).
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I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
Indeed. I started late also. But then I got to screw around at university and pretending to do academic research until I was 29. Looking back in had a lot of time to ride my bike and travel. One might argue that those years were better for me than doing the same things more expensively aged 62-72.
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I'm greedy though. I'd like to start late and finish early.
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Are we including part time employment while a student?
If not, then started at 22 after first degree. Expect to work into 70s unless something kills me first.
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Pinnacle Monzonite
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Only if we include part time work while at school. In which case I started at 12. 😉
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I dare say that comes down to personal choice rather than necessity though.
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51 for me to get to State pension age. I’m hoping the private pot will be enough to let me go earlier but I doubt it will be much.
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