Whats your exit strategy?

[skyhuck]

26 minutes ago, eggsarascal said:

Government ( any flavour) have said means testing would cost more than giving the tv licence to one and all. It does slot in to the pension debate though. The reason the Government/BBC want to do away with the free tv licence is because the BBC have a massive pensions deficit.

They are using the existing means test, if the OAP is eligible for pension credits, they will get a free TV licence.

 

The Ironi is that many, many OAP's who qualify for pension credits don't claim them, how funny would it be if they all claimed and ended up costing more than the free TV licences did.

[eggsarascal]

30 minutes ago, difflock said:

So the  ordinary non-occuptional pensioners are going to have to tighten their belts, to provide for inflated BBC Pensions, hmmmm  .  .  .

Yes, and so it goes on. Those who haven't got a final salary pension will have to tighten their belt to provide for those that have. These pension schemes were set up when the average life expectancy was 3 score and ten, they simply aren't sustainable.

Edited June 13, 2019 by eggsarascal

[AHPP]

free tv license ...benefit...

It’s not a benefit. It’s the obviation of a disbenefit.

[Matthew Storrs]

4 minutes ago, AHPP said:

 

It’s not a benefit. It’s the obviation of a disbenefit.

 

I think most pensioners would consider it a benefit? 

[Khriss]

39 minutes ago, forestboy1978 said:

Once you've gone black, you never go back ?

....that Grecian 2000 ain't all its cracked up to be fella k

[eggsarascal]

4 minutes ago, Khriss said:

....that Grecian 2000 ain't all its cracked up to be fella k

Showing your age.

[forestboy1978]

9 minutes ago, Khriss said:

....that Grecian 2000 ain't all its cracked up to be fella k

coffee?

[AHPP]

I think most pensioners would consider it a benefit? 

They’d be wrong.

[eggsarascal]

I've just had a quick scan, in 2008 Aunty Beeb had a pension deficit of £470 million. Fast forward 11 years the deficit is £2 billion.

[difflock]

1 hour ago, eggsarascal said:

I was talking to a old boy the other day who was moaning about paying 40% tax on his pension. Poor old fecker is only drawing £80k a year now he's retired!

Would that not be your brother?

Wot you mentioned in another post a while ago, if I recall.