General Discussion
Can I ask an obvious question here? Why not employ people to clean the beaches, dredge the brooks, remove graffiti, paint the seafront/viaduct railings and posts and other constructive stuff like that?
from today's Dawlish Gazette http://www.dawlishnewspapers.co.uk/news.cfm?id=10279&headline=Video will help boost bid for town money
@Brazilnut -then don't participate. Simples.
Just because nobody mentioned it doesn't mean that it hadn't entered other people's heads. But if, as you say it hadn't, then it may well have done so now. "Are all the retired equally deserving or are some more deserving than others?" Sounds like a good topic for debate to me. But really should go on a thread of its own don't you think? Along with " Should those of state pension age be exempt ...
I think I might start a separate thread about the elderly and benefits etc but I'll do so after tomorrow's budget just in case there is anything of direct relevance to the elderly in it.
But, as I understand how the system works, it isn't how much any of us pay in over a life time that funds what we get in our old age but rather the tax receipts of those who are presently working/paying taxes . So, all that money that you refer to above wasn't put to oneside for that couple's needs in retirement it was spent by the government (of whatever political hue) on other things at the ...
And should that couple ever get old and be in need of help from the state like needing medical treatment for example then who will be funding their 'free' medical treatment? Why, the taxes paid by those who were once children. Just trying to make the point that if we don't have kids who then grow into adults then we could end up with not enough adults paying enough taxes to fund the needs of an ...
http://www.nidirect.gov.uk/how-claiming-child-benefit-can-protect-your-state-pension
Lovely up there isn't it and with lovely views I agree. For the first few years that I lived here I used to wonder to myself what on earth it was that people meant when they talked of the Mamhead Obelisk. Then, one day, by chance we decided to take the dog for a walk up Haldon Hill way and idly following the paths we came across ..........Mamhead Obelisk and that super view. I've always thought ...
As I understand it the person who receives the CB also gets NI contributions credited to them which goes towards their state pension entitlement. If we were to remove CB would you also argue that the main child carere should not have these NI contributions credited to them?
