Bavarianbrit
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MY basic UK pension leaves me well below any UK tax threshold so it makes no difference where I am I will still not liable for any UK or German taxes.
UK pensioner heating allowance returns
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timbrayford
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So what about Vat on day to day spending and council tax?
they say that ignorance is blissI've never received a UK winter fuel allowance. Neither do I need one. Back in the early 60s when I was at school, we learnt that the NI contribution was for the health service, unemployment benefit and pension.
It's not us Boomers fault that successive government have wasted the money. I worked in the UK more than the required years to get a full state pension. I also get a Part of the Swedish state pension, again that I worked for.
When I had dependent children and a mortgage I drove banger cars. Never covered myself in tats, drank very little or gambled my money away. One trip to the US in the late 70s to visit relatives was the extent of my travels abroad. Scrimping to get by for so many years.
The stalking I had for many year and the shooting I've had I got through, beating and dog work and helping keepers.
So you will have to excuse me if I feel less than charitable to the x,y,z generations.
I can only suggest that they keep working hard to keep paying for my pension.
Bavarianbrit
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I still have a small house in Dover paid off for 35 years ago as I was on good rates then and I pay council tax every year on it, just had 2.5 months there and paid the vat on all my UK purchases. Any more daft questions?
Everyone's life is different so just accept it.
I never ever use the NHS as I have to pay for German health care even as a pensioner to be allowed to be a resident there so I don't load your system at all.
but consider this. with high interest rates came inflation. but you purchase at a fixed price so if you could manage to pay you ended up with a very cheap house relative to income and housing was dirt cheap then anyhow.
the boomers had it easy and this is just a fact.
The Pinch: How the Baby Boomers Stole Their Children's Future by David Willetts | Book review
Richard Reeves assesses David Willetts's account of the generation that took the houses, jobs and welfare – and is having all the fun
www.theguardian.com
this book explains it best.
Stevie/P
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£300 just about gets me 500kg of coal so one third of my annual amount I burn talking into consideration the amount of green levy I pay on my energy bill so giving it in one hand taking it away in the other if I could I’d burn more coal rather than have the central heating on let’s get the mines re opened make coal cheaper for old baby boomers.
Bushcrafter
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Total shite.but consider this. with high interest rates came inflation. but you purchase at a fixed price so if you could manage to pay you ended up with a very cheap house relative to income and housing was dirt cheap then anyhow.
the boomers had it easy and this is just a fact.
The Pinch: How the Baby Boomers Stole Their Children's Future by David Willetts | Book review
Richard Reeves assesses David Willetts's account of the generation that took the houses, jobs and welfare – and is having all the fun
this book explains it best.
thanks for your considered answer.
Bushcrafter
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No need to thank me.
did you at least read the article?No need to thank me.
Flash G 74
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Hello, All the Baby Boomers i know including myself gave our children a future and we did not have it Easy !!!!!!!! ,but consider this. with high interest rates came inflation. but you purchase at a fixed price so if you could manage to pay you ended up with a very cheap house relative to income and housing was dirt cheap then anyhow.
the boomers had it easy and this is just a fact.
The Pinch: How the Baby Boomers Stole Their Children's Future by David Willetts | Book review
Richard Reeves assesses David Willetts's account of the generation that took the houses, jobs and welfare – and is having all the fun
this book explains it best.
it’s not a personal attack. have a read of the article. it’s just the economics of the time.
it was once possible to buy a house and raise a family on one normal salary equivalent to minimum wage. something which is not possible these days.
Flash G 74
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Hello, No offence taken, and i would not be interested in reading as i know it was nothing like that, Yes things in life were better around the 1970s/1980s, House were cheaper but relative to most incomes, We did have blips in Morgage rates but then prices rose, remember gazumping, greedy estate agents ???, Then you had the Pension crash, Millions of £££sss wiped off years of hard work savings, A lot of people i knew took a big hit and the only consolation was they had equity in the house, There are still baby boomers paying morgages off as well as lost pension income, so its not all rosy retirement, To be honest and i have said before, It is the young generation coming on now who will take the brunt of their living standards, only a few lucky ones will be home owners, Most will rent, A lot will still live at home , Work will be most in the Service industry, some will get on at Uni / Apprentice , Armed Forces, Start new Business, So we need to make sure these young people get the best chance in life just like we tried to do for our children
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timbrayford
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Bully for you!
Bavarianbrit
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Thanks for the hard earned praise.
Bushcrafter
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No.
Back tracking just shows how utterly incompetent this current Government really is .
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