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    Reeves drängte darauf, kostenlose Rezepte für 60- bis 65-Jährige abzuschaffen


    Reeves drängte darauf, kostenlose Rezepte für 60- bis 65-Jährige abzuschaffen

    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/tax/reeves-urged-scrap-free-prescriptions-60-65-year-olds/

    Von Dawnbringer_Fortune

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    27 Comments

    1. OldGuto on

      Meanwhile in N. Ireland, Scotland and Wales prescriptions are free for everyone.

    2. xyclic on

      That’s absolute bullshit. A policy like that will directly lead to deaths. What about going after the billions the tories raided from the public purse before we start killing off our elderly?

    3. zadartblisi on

      She should. They aren’t retirement age yet so they should pay like everyone else

    4. Old_Roof on

      If you’re going to torpedo your government to go after rich pensioners, can you at least cancel the triple lock ffs

    5. DecentManufacturer27 on

      I would literally find it comical if labour did everything in there power to fuck old people haha. Some of the most self entitled people in our country

    7. Salacious_Wisdom on

      The Intergenerational Foundation made this suggestion. What a bunch of cruel, out of touch, arseholes

    8. Aggressive-Falcon370 on

      All the elderly can pay £12 a month for a pre-pay certificate that covers all their meds, like everyone under 60.

    9. mpanase on

      >The Intergenerational Foundation charity said free prescriptions should be aligned to the state pension age of 66 to help [plug a £22bn deficit in the economy.](https://archive.is/o/OIswe/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/tax/taxes-rachel-reeves-pay-fill-britain-black-hole/)

      >A government report in 2021 found that raising the threshold would raise £6.2bn over 10 years.

      To clarify for those who won’t read… so far this is a whatever-that-charity-is and tories’ thing.

      And presented as “aligned to the state pension age of 66” makes quite some sense, to be fair.

    10. FogduckemonGo on

      Telegraph wants to kill off poor people before they can receive their pension.

    11. GhostDog_1314 on

      Fuck me, a prescription is literally less than £10, why the fuck is this even a discussion. Of course they should have to pay. Any argument that they may not be able to afford it is a joke. I don’t give a fuck if they’ve “propped up the economy their whole lives” if they can’t afford £10 a month, they are financially irresponsible.

    12. ScratchFamous6855 on

      Fair enough. Why should working adults not have to pay? Prescriptions should be free after retirement age, doing it before doesn’t make any sense, especially when this age group is the wealthiest demographic in the UK

    15. d10brp on

      I think it should either be linked to childhood and retirement or free for all. 60 is such a weird starting point. It’s like they forgot to do it when they upped the retirement age

    16. Innocuouscompany on

      I’d say most pensioners could afford this. Put a timeline on it to bring it back or make their prescriptions half price at least

    17. InfectedByEli on

      Lol at those who are swallowing the Torygraph propaganda and behaving like it’s already happened. They’re citing the IEA, a right wing think tank (propaganda source linked with Tufton Street) as if it’s credible ffs.

    19. LogicKennedy on

      Perhaps unrelated, but this is why I just laugh when people my age and younger tell me they don’t vote because there’s no point. Look at what Labour are doing to the demographic that didn’t vote for them: a demographic that they have decided is not worth chasing.

    20. JackSpyder on

      All free stuff should. Be means tested.

      Also we should look at why people need free stuff and solve the problem of people needing it. Rather than removing it for people in need.

    21. ThatGuyMaulicious on

      I mean technically it would relieve the NHS at least in theory… More people just straight up die…

    22. Zofia-Bosak on

      Should scrap free prescriptions for people who have arrived illegally.

    23. TheAireon on

      I don’t really know why anyone able to work should get stuff for free.

    24. Difficult_Relative33 on

      Don’t stop now end all welfare. It’s the only way to be sure.

    25. Own-Nefariousness-79 on

      Fuck off. I already have to work till 67, I’ve already been robbed.

    26. Due_Cranberry_3137 on

      We should get everything for free and pay no tax. It’s all the billionaires fault. Take all of their cash and spread it around, that will mean we have more stuff

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