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Re:Why Britain Doesn’t Build by DeathArrow on Tuesday June 27, 2023 @04:36AM (#36490376)
So people are expected to pay twice for healthcare, just because they own a house?
Re:Why Britain Doesn’t Build by jlokier on Tuesday June 27, 2023 @08:02AM (#36491652)
No. At the moment it's people who don't own a property and have savings instead who "pay twice". People who couldn't get a mortgage to buy a house so saved instead are expected to pay more towards old age care than those who did get a mortgage to buy a house. The proposed policy change was to rebalance the current rules which greatly benefit property owners over involuntary renters of similar means, to make the rules fairer.

See https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36489768