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[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

I think I read that means testing would cost more than the money saved.

Anyway it is a Tory vote winner. Keep the aged sweet

Yes.....the old tend to drag their arthritic corpse like bodies to the polling booth come rain or shine........and as you say, the majority probably vote Tory.

[Varche]

and will you be dragging your arthritic body out in 3 weeks time.......

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

Doesn't matter if it would cost more. There is a very important principal involved. It needs to be done to change society back to an attitude of paying our own way in the world, unless we genuinely cant.
If we carry on in the current direction of travel we are in deep trouble. The situation is already financially unsustainable, but even the Tories are now in a position where they need to borrow money we shouldn't be borrowing, to give it to people who don't need it, just to try and stop the accusations of being uncaring, or face electoral oblivion.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

and will you be dragging your arthritic body out in 3 weeks time.......

Yes I will.

But I don't know if I should vote for dumb......dumber or dumbest.

The choice is not great.

[Doctor Gollum]

Voting for Comrade Terrorist will see us back into austerity territory before we leave the EU

Although, credit where it's due, he has admitted to planning on borrowing all his spending...

[Varche]

and will you be dragging your arthritic body out in 3 weeks time.......

Yes I will.

But I don't know if I should vote for dumb......dumber or dumbest.

The choice is not great.

You are spot on there. We watched the various leader debates and concluded the same.  I hope for the people of Britain you don't end up with yet another hung parliament  after another like we have in Spain. All that happens is nothing except the debt getting larger.

[TheBoy]

.......or free prescriptions

........or free eye tests

..........or free travel


.........or a free TV licence

Benefits should be based on need not just because you have reached a certain age.

I agree, any benefit/handout should be for those that really, really need it, and for the shortest time possible.

The only exception is the state pension - though I think in todays world, that should be raised to, say, 45 years full NI contributions for men, maybe 5 years less for chicks, so they can have a maximum of 2 kids.

[TheBoy]

I think I read that means testing would cost more than the money saved.

Anyway it is a Tory vote winner. Keep the aged sweet

Yes.....the old tend to drag their arthritic corpse like bodies to the polling booth come rain or shine........and as you say, the majority probably vote Tory.

And they have to go at lunchtime or after work, when those with a job are having to go.

[ronnyd]

I think I read that means testing would cost more than the money saved.

Anyway it is a Tory vote winner. Keep the aged sweet

Yes.....the old tend to drag their arthritic corpse like bodies to the polling booth come rain or shine........and as you say, the majority probably vote Tory.

I know quite a few perfectly able bodied voters who now vote by post, lazy buggers.

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

A system which is riddled with fraud and reduces us to something akin to an banana republic. It should be abolished and replaced with something close to a genuine voting system for people who cant get to a polling booth.

[LC0112G]

The only exception is the state pension - though I think in todays world, that should be raised to, say, 45 years full NI contributions for men, maybe 5 years less for chicks, so they can have a maximum of 2 kids.

Chicks are credited with 'free' NI contributions whilst they are claiming child benefit. Or in todays enlightened times, the bloke can stay at home and send the chick out to work so she pays NI, and he gets free NI credits. Obviously other LGBTQ combinations may also be possible  Different qualification rules for different genders would fall foul of Gender discrimination laws.

There has been a lot of fannying about with state pension qualification rules over the past 10 years, and a period of stability is required before people lose all faith in it - few understand how it works at the moment!

[TheBoy]

few understand how it works at the moment!

Fikked if I do, as I was opted out for a long time.

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

I was in, out, shake it all about in the past. Don't know if that's made things better or worse, but cant change it now, so no use fretting.

[TheBoy]

I was in, out, shake it all about in the past. Don't know if that's made things better or worse, but cant change it now, so no use fretting.

Well I've heard you can buy years, but when I rang 'em they said that wouldn't apply to me 

[Rangie]

Started receiving my State Pension last month all very straightforward gave me plenty of information before it was due & exactly what my payments would be & when they would be paid.