Re:Why Britain Doesn’t Build
by DeathArrow on Tuesday June 27, 2023 @04:38AM
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They already paid for NHS during their active period. Why should people have to pay again, once retired? If you request them to pay for healthcare, after they are retired, then you shouldn't ask them for money during their active period.
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Welcome to the beautiful world of empty, overconfident political promises that are smashed against the rocks of reality 30 years later.
This is why I plan to finance my own retirement and consider a minimum social security pension a happy bonus.
Re:Why Britain Doesn’t Build
by adammarples on Tuesday June 27, 2023 @11:39AM
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Because they paid £15k for their house in 1974 and it's gone up to £1.5 million through no special skill of their own. Their life expectancy has also increased 10 years in that time due to NHS advances so they will be living longer and costing much more than before to care for. The calculus as to what they own and what they owe has changed dramatically just during their life span.
This is obtuse; you're ignoring the observation that people with sufficient cash have to pay now, and the contrast with property owners. Sure, you may think it's unfair that anyone has to pay after having paid taxes, that's a legitimate opinion I happen to share. But just stating that and ignoring the rest of the GP post isn't helpful.