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A million skilled EU workers see their future outside Britain

Discussion in 'News from the UK, Europe and the rest of the World' started by KeithAngel, Aug 28, 2017.

  1. KeithAngel
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    KeithAngel 2063 Lifetime Member

    Wishfull thinking the Hostile Environment already includes you
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  2. graham59
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    graham59 Banned

    Oh, do explain.

    You're suggesting that I won't receive my state pension anymore, and will be out on the street if I return to the UK ?

    Anything to back that up, or just more nonsense from you ?
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  3. Aromulus
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    Aromulus The Don Staff Member

    Just on the strength of this ill thought header I reckon I should move the thread to the "Humour" section
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  4. oss
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    oss Somewhere Staff Member

    Yeah I've reached the limit already so my further contributions make no difference to pension.

    You might get caught in the trap where they end up increasing the retirement age on you as you approach it.
  5. Aromulus
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    Aromulus The Don Staff Member

    I started getting mine 3 years ago, at 65.......... And it has made a huge impact to my life.

    AS I still do part time work, there is no NI contributions to pay..........
    I wish that there was no need to pay tax as well..........
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  6. Markham
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    Markham Guest

    That would have to be a long-term policy whereby the government would legislate that persons born after (say) 31st March 2020 will not be entitled to an automatic State Pension when they retire in seventy or so years' time.
  7. Markham
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    Markham Guest

    Oh really.

    You're aware, of course, that every year since Poland joined the EU, it has received more cash from Brussels than any other member. And my prejudice was undoubtedly formed by my late mum who was born in south-eastern Poland and was a wartime resistance fighter until she was betrayed by a boy, captured and sent to a camp in the Rhur.

    So no love lost there.
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  8. bigmac
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    bigmac Well-Known Member Trusted Member

    oh--really? what about those women who lost their pension at 60 and have had to wait another 5--or more--years.
  9. Markham
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    Markham Guest

    What complete and utter nonsense. That may be what you would wish to befall Graham (what did he ever do to you?) but it is a fiction of your fetid imagination :poop:.
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  10. Markham
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    But they will still receive a pension albeit later than they thought/hoped.
  11. bigmac
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    bigmac Well-Known Member Trusted Member

    and have lost at least £30k as a result
  12. Markham
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    Markham Guest

    Didn't that happen to us chaps some years ago?
  13. KeithAngel
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    KeithAngel 2063 Lifetime Member

    But you planned to move there as you have joint citizenship possabilities and the post refered to personal taxation not EU redistribution so your saying your aggreement was just general Polishaphobia
  14. bigmac
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    bigmac Well-Known Member Trusted Member

    all i can remember was unemployment benefit being cut from 12 to 6 months. no corresponding reduction in NI contributions though.
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  15. Markham
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    Markham Guest

    I didn't plan to move there at all but it was one of the options we considered - but discounted quite early on. I am very glad we didn't go there, the far-right is far too powerful in that country and there were news reports of attacks on immigrants, refugees and Jews. And those attacks continue to this day.
  16. Markham
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    Markham Guest

    OK, I was a little out. According to the Institute for Fiscal Studies, the male retirement age has been 65 since 1940. It may have been lower before that year.
  17. KeithAngel
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    KeithAngel 2063 Lifetime Member

    Why does the NHS ask everyone if they have been living out of the UK in the last 12 months then?
  18. CatchFriday
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    CatchFriday British Expat living in Alicante, Spain

    I notice that Ian Duncan Smith has suggested that the State Pension age should go up to 75.
    That may be how they will pay for brexit.
    Since it is implied that we need immigrants- more Pakistanis and Indians could come in. That will mean more mosques....... do you think that I am looking at this negatively?
  19. oss
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    oss Somewhere Staff Member

    Iain Duncan Smith that compassionate caring bastard who introduced us to the delights of Universal Credit the one size fits all paid in arrears benefit that is driving people to suicide.

    So this is the next bright idea Tory solution to not having enough workers paying tax to fund current retirees, just reduce the bill by having more of them die before they qualify.
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  20. Daveyw1988
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    Daveyw1988 Active Member

    When we die...if we don't claim pensions...who as it?

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