In article , Andrew
writes
On 05/07/2016 14:27, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
Andrew wrote:
The group that is imposing the heaviest burden on the NHS is the 83+
group. This group doesn't have the generous pensions that the baby
boomers are getting.

Any more generalizations you can pluck out of thin air?

Simple fact. Go and visit your local hospital (that has an A&E)
in January and ask them which group of people need the most attention.

The state pension is worth about £244,000 per
person. Only the top 25% of taxpayers ever paid in enough tax and NI
(after deducting all the 'free' education and NHS that they received
when their kids were younger) to cover this total.
If you are 0ver 65 then the state pension does come from the state.

Given it isn't funded, the state pension has always been paid by those in
work and paying taxes, etc.


Except that the propertion of people over 65 is higher now than it has
ever been and the biggest increase is the 85+ group. The Queen had to
give up signing 100-birthday cards years and years ago.

Meanwhile the number of people in work and paying hard taxes (as opposed
to those that are on minimum wage but collect 3 times as much in tax
credits, child benefit and housing benefit as they pay in tax') as a
proportion has been shrinking steadily for years.

Everyone expects to keep on paying their house and car insurance after
65, so why do people somehow expect to receive unlimited free treatment
on the NHS despite paying zilch for the rest of their lives ?.
They do pay tax you know.
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bert