Quote Originally Posted by Eric Cartman View Post
I would imagine the majority of people fit into that category. I don't understand why I (current/future) taxpayer should pay for somebodies care solely so their 50+ year old children can receive a wacking big inheritance. If the taxes they had paid held any relevance in this discussion then we wouldn't be having to talk about it in the first place.

Before you look at the murky side of all of this (the discussion about insurance products etc) it resembles a sustainable policy, but unfortunately a lot of British people of a certain age don't want a sustainable solution that won't burden future generations, they want their cake and then they want to give it to their 'kids' so they can eat it too.

Fair play that's an incredibly narrow minded attitude towards normal people who have led sensible lives & done the right thing. I know of people who are making great sacrifices to save for their future & am firmly of the opinion that working hard & paying your fair share of taxes should go hand in hand with being treated fairly in your old age.

If normal people choose to save & build assets for their retirement & to pass onto their children then surely this should be encouraged, not discouraged via the threat of having most of it taken away if they need help in their old age.