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Politics, politics, politics (so long and thanks for all the fish)

Gutter Boy said:
It's just a bit of a kick back after 14 years of the Tories feathering the pillows of their core voters, while the rest of the country was repeatedly shat on.
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I'm sure the ex miners, steelworkers, shipbuilders, car plant works who have never voted tory in their life and are the ones who will most likely be in need of this payment will be glad that the dreaded tories are getting kicking.
maybe the warm glow of satisfaction from that and that it makes you feel better will keep them warm this winter when they can't afford to turn on the heating.
 
glasgowspur said:
I'm sure the ex miners, steelworkers, shipbuilders, car plant works who have never voted tory in their life and are the ones who will most likely be in need of this payment will be glad that the dreaded tories are getting kicking.
maybe the warm glow of satisfaction from that and that it makes you feel better will keep them warm this winter when they can't afford to turn on the heating.
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They will be getting it - its moving from universal to means tested, that's the point. And hopefully it will be withdrawn completely when GB Energy comes to full fruition and heating isnt all about generating overseas hedge fund profits
 
Gutter Boy said:
They will be getting it - its moving from universal to means tested, that's the point. And hopefully it will be withdrawn completely when GB Energy comes to full fruition and heating isnt all about generating overseas hedge fund profits
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Going to means tested would make so much sense: however, that would be against the grain as all other benefits are going in the opposite direction towards being universal....
 
glorygloryeze said:
In a way both. There seems to be a push to simply benefits long-term and not have them means tested as such
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....well tax credits/child tax credits were means tested as in related to how much you earned BUT never cared about how much you had in savings etc. People currently receiving tax credits are being moved onto universal credit. That benefit does have limits on your savings of £16k.(I think) so a percentage of people will no longer qualify.
 
Gutter Boy said:
They will be getting it - its moving from universal to means tested, that's the point. And hopefully it will be withdrawn completely when GB Energy comes to full fruition and heating isnt all about generating overseas hedge fund profits
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So you're admitting now that not all pensioners are living luxury lifestyles in very big houses.
Took you long enough.
 
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