Inheritance.

[pete01]

Yep. Life isn't fair.

And I don't think I and others should be paying for your care, to allow that.

I agree, but some people get it for free anyway....are we going round in circles lol.

 

[carmanmemoranda]

I agree, but some people get it for free anyway....are we going round in circles lol.

OK. Let's try it another way.

Do you want to pay higher taxes so I can pass my assets on to my children and get paid care ?

If you don't want to pay higher taxes who should pay ?

 

[pete01]

OK. Let's try it another way.

Do you want to pay higher taxes so I can pass my assets on to my children and get paid care ?

If you don't want to pay higher taxes who should pay ?

How much more tax?

I'd probably agree another 2% maybe 5% tax if free care was on offer.

 

[carmanmemoranda]

How much more tax?

I'd probably agree another 2% maybe 5% tax if free care was on offer.

Likely to be more than that.

Say 1500 a week per person needed, and the population is ageing. I will let others calculate it, but as a rough figure I'd guess tax would probably need to double, or close to it.

But thank you for wanting to pay tax for my care.

 

[pete01]

Likely to be more than that.

Say 1500 a week per person needed, and the population is ageing. I will let others calculate it, but as a rough figure I'd guess tax would probably need to double, or close to it.

But thank you for wanting to pay tax for my care.

No mine, if I dont use the care tax do my kids get the money back?

 

[carmanmemoranda]

No mine, if I dont use the care tax do my kids get the money back?

You do understand how civilised society works ?

 

[diy_fun_uk]

I don't care what anyone says. It can't be right that two folk end up in care, both earned decent money, but only one has to pay cause they've been careful with their money, whereas the other one doesn't cause they chose to fritter all their money away.

 

[Mottie]

No mine, if I dont use the care tax do my kids get the money back?

Do you get your home, car, private health and travel insurance back if you don't claim?

 

[pete01]

Do you get your home, car, travel insurance back if you don't claim?

That's insurance this is a "care tax"

 

[carmanmemoranda]

I don't care what anyone says. It can't be right that two folk end up in care, both earned decent money, but only one has to pay cause they've been careful with their money, whereas the other one doesn't cause they chose to fritter all their money away.

Most people who have earned decent money will have saved a bit.

It's generally those on poor money that have none left.

And yes I know there are other examples, but it's not a majority

 

[pete01]

I don't care what anyone says. It can't be right that two folk end up in care, both earned decent money, but only one has to pay cause they've been careful with their money, whereas the other one doesn't cause they chose to fritter all their money away.

Exactly

 

[carmanmemoranda]

That's insurance this is a "care tax"

No. Its just tax

 

[pete01]

No. Its just tax

But extra for care

 

[Mottie]

That's insurance this is a "care tax"

Works the same though. Some win, some lose. It’s the only way it can be funded. If not, and to cover yourself for say, 15 years at £1500 a week, you’d have to pay IN £1500 a week for 15 years before you went in.

 

[carmanmemoranda]

But extra for care

No. Its just tax.

You might never use fire, police, libraries, etc etc etc

You don't choose what you pay your taxes for. It's a big pot.