Taxes to soar to pay for pensions

[PAH]

In Scandinavia, back in Viking days, if some old person was ailing they'd be lifted and dropped into a large basket and left with no food or water.

If the person couldn't climb out, they didn't get out ...

Is that the origin of the phrase 'basket case'?

They're called 'care homes' these days.

[xoggoth]

Hmmm.

Might be relevant to mention that us oldies only went to university if we had ability, unlike the current lot who have a "right" to higher education and put off paying any tax for 3/4 years even though in many cases it is of no use to either them or society.

In 1968-9 there were 410,000 full-time students in Great Britain, while in 2008/2009, there were around 3.4 million. The number in universities alone was 1.97 million in 2007, nearly 5 times the total 1968-9 higher education figure.

Higher Education: 19 Nov 1970: House of Commons debates (TheyWorkForYou.com)
Further and Higher Education Market Report - 2009
BBC NEWS | Education | Fall in UK university students

Can't be arsed to check it out but I don't think we had anything like the number of never working and/or criminal dingbats either.

[doodab]

We need a civil war.

Then we'll have a legitimate excuse to cull the ne'er do wells, layabouts, bankers, freeloading politicos, tax dodgers and daily mail readers.

[shaunbhoy]

Voluntary Euthenasia will remove the need for this tax rise IMHO.
I already have "Shaunbhoy's Go-out-with-a-bang" one-way Cruises lined up as a Plan B!

[MarillionFan]

Maybe you, but not the people who already have negative disposable income.

SKA not going well then?