RE: Politic, JLP UK markets in general11 Oct 2024 14:23
Most. myself included are in a similar position to you Bluebelly. Maybe we can sell at a loss and the Government will give us reverse capital gains tax to offset our loss. You see we take all the risk and the Government only chips in to take money when we make a profit, having risked nothing. Fair- I don't think so.
As for stories v reality - I live in Rotherham and my vast family is full of real stories such as my cousin who didn't work for 30 years because he was a junky and so got extra money from the state. he married his dealer, which was nice, so she got access to benefits herself so she could pack in the dealing. The Tories made em go back out to work, did them the world of good. Now they've reached pension age, they want more. I saw his wife at my Father's funeral this Summer, she was hobbling around on sticks, looking very sick. i asked my mum what had happened. Oh she said, she's applied for sickness benefits 4 times and been turned down, so she's borrowed some sticks to make herself look more genuine. It's worked. Got pension plus credit plus attendants allowance etc and of course winter fuel allowance. Then there's my female cousin, she's a 5 by 4. Five kids by 4 blokes, one came back for a second go. Holidays, abroad, a nice car, a house. Never worked but entitled to full state pension as she spaced the kids out and maximised NI credits and then there's my asian neighbours. 3 of them living there officially, the lady is ill and on benefits. Actually 4 families there and the sum total value of cars on the drive is over £2million. Then there's ...... I'll stop there it will take a week or two - socialism breeds laziness amongst us all in the end. Why work when you can scrounge. Why work when you are taxed to the hilt. We all end up equal, equally poor, apart from the leaders who load up. America is a backwards nation, we shouldn't copy anyone, we were and can be again leaders of sympathetic capitalism. helping those who can't help themselves, not those who won't help themselves.