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@PhantomLady47 @1True_American_ No, we think that you should stop being deliberately obtuse and ignorant and recognise that your edge case is the dictionary definition of "statistically insignificant" and that this is not at all what the debate is about. Which you actually know very well.

@1True_American_ Do you think I should have died for a fetus that never would have survived anyway?

Celebrating a woman for choosing abortion because it was “best for her” is like celebrating a father for walking out on his kids because it was “best for him.”

@rosie_eats And so what? Good for your nan. That's what pensions are like in literally every other european country. The UK is already a joke with £12k.

My only response to boomer housing discourse is that my nan on her final salary teachers pension gets the same monthly income I get as a teacher on the inner London pay scale

@ds9trek @KempoAndrew @ReemAmirIbrahim I have a long list of benefits and spending i'd cut well before taking from the elderly should be entertained. A LONG list.

@functional_rqmt @KempoAndrew @ReemAmirIbrahim And as a person the state pension would now be taking from the taxpayer. How long until the state pension is set at 78 years because it's being paid out to those who don't *need* it?

Millionaires should not recieve taxpayer funded benefits. Why is this so controversial?

@ds9trek @KempoAndrew @ReemAmirIbrahim He WAS the taxpayer for 40+ years you absolute tool.

@KempoAndrew @ReemAmirIbrahim It's fairer than taking from the taxpayer.

@kokeshimum My children are my responsibility, Other people's children are not my responsibiity. Happy to help.

Cannot even comprehend that people are complaining about making sure that CHILDREN have enough to live on.

@DominicMcGregor If you funded the elders of your youth, then you can expect to be funded by the young in your elder years. It's as simple as that. Everything else is noise. It doesn't matter whether an elderly person "needs" it or not. They are entitled to it. End of.

I’m 32 years old and I want to change the state pension. With the triple lock, based on historical growth (4.5%) when I reach my pension age. The state pension will be £30,100 a year. This would account for £512bn a year. The current government budget is 1.2Trn. This would be 3x the current NHS budget. The triple lock is unsustainable. Now the debate, no one is saying that pensioners shouldn’t recieve support. That goes without saying. But there shouldn’t be a non-means tested, non contribution based pension which gives everyone blanket support. Especially when you consider 1 in 4 of over 60 years are asset millionaires. My view is, we need to have a means tested only state pension. Which is reassessed every 3 years. There is no “pot” people pay into, national insurance is just a tax - there is no ring fenced fund for a state pension. It comes directly from taxation ever annum. Without changes like this, young people will suffer while older people - who receive their pension and political protection because they actively vote - will continue to have a glorious quality of life.

@lukerobertblack @BritishCur42756 Rent it out to start off and continue renting in london with the 5 randoms. Use the next ten years to save. Build equity. This is how all of us have started ffs. My first rental was a BEDSIT. My first flat was 1 bed in a shitty area. What is wrong with you people??

@BritishCur42756 Super. And only a 5 hour commute into the office for this grad!

POV: You are 22. You’ve graduated from Exeter Uni and have a grad job at NatWest in Liv Street. Your parents live in Torquay. You rent a room in a flat share with 5 randoms. If you scrap your premium Netflix, you will save £18.99 a month. Good luck saving for a deposit.

@Rach4Patriarchy Motherhood is not a job just like fatherhood isn't. It's called living your chosen life.

Motherhood is a full-time job. Especially with children under five. Even more so with babies under two. It requires your attention 24/7 no matter how badly people want this not to be the case. If you want to choose your job and outsource motherhood, just be honest about it.

@1ssve I hold myself to strict professional conduct standards, and given that Peggy is unburdened by these anchors, I choose to maintain a respectful distance.

How do you say “I don’t talk to her because she’s a bitch” in corporate?

@Tinebobagain No, to be British, you have to have a British Citizenship. That's the only requirement. The word you're looking for is Briton.

That’s is correct. To be British you have to be ethnically English, Welsh, Scottish or Irish. Being born somewhere doesn’t change your ethnicity, neither does being handed a piece of paper. Have you had a DnA test or do you already know?

@CatLvr5303 @drterrysimpson It's not a thing. It's made up nonsense to justify stuffing your face.

@drterrysimpson This. It's the noise. Obese people can lose weight. But the noise makes them gain the weight back. People who don't have the noise don't understand.

I don't disagree that modern food has contributed to obesity by about 99 percent. But obesity has always been with us, and it is not the companies that manufactured the food that have come up with GLP-1. ANd once a person has the food noise, the answer is not eating better and no medicine, because that experiment has been done. It is the medicine, that works - in trial after trial, when just eating "better" does not. Both work together

@drterrysimpson "Food noise" is not a thing. Thinking about your next meal is a perfectly normal thing, because humans require food to stay alive.

@PeterHarry567 Who cannot get a mortgage for 900? The banks are handjng out 5% mortgages like candy ffs.

One thing puzzles me. A young couple cannot get a mortgage for 900 quid, yet they pay 1200 quid rent? What are the banks doing?

@booboob89730736 @gregogallagher Diabetes is an illness. Your average 40 year old liberal white woman unable to stop stuffing her face is not an illness. Hope it helps. (From a fellow 40+ white woman)

@gregogallagher Why does no one say a word about diabetics taking a glp1? It’s not dangerous for them? It’s only bad if you take it for weight loss?

For the last 30 years there’s been hope for a weight loss drug that actually works Everything failed… Then finally they create something that works with your own biology stimulating satiety hormones And people emotionally and culturally reject it lol. That is by very definition dogmatic

@RickSacrop Also because they may not want to leave their home where they lived all their lives and where they can still welcome children, grandchildren. They owe you zero explanation. It's their home.

One of the reasons you often find elderly people, on their own, in a large house is stamp duty. If they downsize they get clobbered for tax so it isn't economically viable. Abolish stamp duty on downsizers and we will see a huge shift in the market. And HMRC get Tax on the resale

@james_xond We wrote letters (long ones, on scented paper) to eachother every evening and we exchanged them before school. The cooler you were, the more letters you received.

People who were teenagers before social media existed… how did you communicate with your friends?

@CoachDanGo Easier to sit, to bed, to cross your legs. You just feel lighter. Very difficult to explain. You take up noticeably less space, eg in a bath or in a seat.

Weird signs of fat loss - Pants are too big - Skin looks healthier - Getting colder faster - Jawline looks sharper - Going to sleep hungry - Peeing more than usual - Resting heart rate goes down - Rings and watches feel looser - Random energy spikes without caffeine Anything you'd add?

@BraedenSorbo This is not at all unpopular.

if abortion is illegal, men abandoning their children should also be illegal.

@SandyofSuffolk I moved to a foreign country at 23 with a single suitcase and like £200 to my name. I did nothing extraordinary just worked, saved , invested and now i am a high HNW. Jesus christ people, get a grip and get over youselves. Work. Grind. Cope.

But, but, but, I'll have to walk 20 minutes to a station. Eeek! Oooh no. I can't commute for an hour each way. But my mum lives close by, how will I manage if I have to move away? 🤔 But jobs in xxx town don't pay £50 grand. But it might need work and decorating. Boo hoo. All my friends are here. Excuse after pathetic lame excuse. 🙄 I'm sure you all know what I'm talking about. 😜

@DongwookRyu282 What happens if they don't?