Aligator Man

@BushidoUK @blaiklockBP Exactly this. All other waste needs cutting out first

@blaiklockBP When all the non British people have had all their money stopped, foreign aid scrapped and net zero condemned to history. Then if we still need to scrap the triple lock, by all means.

If you are a poor pensioner and haven’t paid enough NI contributions and haven’t any savings, you get Pension Credit ( like Universal credit but for people over 67) and housing benefit. It means whether you have paid full NI contributions or not, becomes irrelevant.

@_DW24 @that_stocks_guy More like being made redundant 😭. Not much job security unfortunately. Another reason I'm saving as I am. Never know if I'm next on redundancy list and if that was the case I'd be back to re skilling / low salary

@AlphaAligator @that_stocks_guy Any jobs going 😆

'Just put £60k into your pension every year to avoid the tax trap above £100k - hang on, why are our most productive taxpayers taking early retirement in their 50s??!!?!?!'

@DavosEdnioni @TorbenSchust @that_stocks_guy In my 30's. Have a mix of age protected and none age protected pensions

@TorbenSchust @AlphaAligator @that_stocks_guy Congrats 💯 Given that the 'gator 🐊 is still in his 40s he will struggle to reach the age of 55 before April 2028 🙄

@DavosEdnioni @that_stocks_guy Correct. Mine is age protected so can access at 55

@AlphaAligator @that_stocks_guy Unless the T&Cs of your pension specifically say you can take money out at 55, the age has been raised to 57......

@miriam_cates Means testing just rewards the feckless/work shy. Id rather everyone get a state pension than reward feckless. Why moan when you are entitled to same pension allowance when you reach pension age?

Opponents of non-means tested state pension claim that those who paid tax during their working lives are entitled to this state handout. But by that logic, wealthy working age taxpayers should be allowed to claim Universal Credit. The welfare state is based on high earners paying a lot of tax while not being entitled to benefits. Why should this only apply to under the 67s?

@iAmJoshHunt A society that depends on ever increasing populations is a pyramid scheme... We need a society that can support falling birth rates without mass immigration. Population can't increase forever more...

By 2042 there will be roughly 2 workers for every pensioner in this country. Those 2 workers also have to fund the NHS, schools, police, defence, infrastructure, and their own lives. There is no tax rate, no policy, no political party that makes those numbers work without something giving. The argument isn’t about left vs right anymore. It’s about maths. I’m not attacking pensioners here. They should feel as aggrieved as anyone at how badly this country has been failed by the political class.

@RobertN51219021 @robprogressive

@RobertN51219021 @robprogressive Which is fine. Just not spending excessively like we do in UK... For example why punish people taxing them getting private healthcare insurance to take burden off state health service. It's deluded

If you earn £100 & pay £30 in income tax, you’re left with £70 You then spend that £70 on fuel & pay roughly 59% in fuel duty & VAT (£41.30 of the £70) Which means the government has taken about £71.30 in tax from your hard-earned £100 No wonder people are finding it harder & harder to afford life in the U.K.

@RobertN51219021 @robprogressive Don't release stats = government has something to hide...

@AlphaAligator @robprogressive So how do you know they do?

@RobertN51219021 @robprogressive Government hasn't released figures i.e they don't want you to know... There isn’t a published statistic that tells you how many people with “mild depression” get the higher rate of PIP—because PIP isn’t awarded based on diagnosis or severity labels like “mild/moderate/severe.”

@AlphaAligator @robprogressive How many claims for pip due to mild depression qualify for the higher rate of PIP?

@RobertN51219021 @robprogressive Incentivise a life on benefits... Has to be consequences to not working...

@AlphaAligator @robprogressive Out of work benefits are the bare minimum

@RobertN51219021 @robprogressive One in three claims are from people with conditions such as ADHD, mild depression and anxiety....

@AlphaAligator @robprogressive Which mental health conditions qualify for the mobility component of higher rate PIP?

@RobertN51219021 @robprogressive Because it doesn't benefit British families in the main...

@AlphaAligator @robprogressive Why the 2 child benefit cap specifically?

@RobertN51219021 @robprogressive I couldn't care less...

@AlphaAligator @robprogressive Many of the non British citizens who are here are ex EU citizens with settled status That's from the Withdrawal Agreement, an international agreement

@RobertN51219021 @robprogressive Don't give out cars to people with made up mental illnesses for a kick off...

@AlphaAligator @robprogressive Motability scheme? Go on

@RobertN51219021 @robprogressive What more is there to say? Can't feed em don't breed em. Not states job to fund lifestyle choices...

@AlphaAligator @robprogressive 2 child benefit cap? Go on

@RobertN51219021 @robprogressive Safe houses / tents (shared space to sleep) with food banks... Bare minimum, no more. Incentivise work / better life...

@AlphaAligator @robprogressive How would you expect people out of work to support themselves until they return to work?

@RobertN51219021 @robprogressive Whether they are illegal or not (technical level) depends on what the government of the day classifies them as and changes law to... Reform in 2029 would change it accordingly as I feel it should be i.e come over the channel on a dingy then be treated as a criminal...

@AlphaAligator @robprogressive The cost of carrying out our statutory duties towards dealing with refugees is 0.2% of government spending And asylum seekers are not here 'illegally' while their claim is assessed

@RobertN51219021 @robprogressive Mimic the Hong Kong system where vast bulk of employers provide employees with private healthcare insurance....

@AlphaAligator @robprogressive NHS? Go on