How does this Labour govt treat its retired 75 year old soldier

[matt66]

Some one somewhere has to take a brave stand at the money making exercise that this labour govt has embarked upon. We pay horrendous taxes and then another form of tax called the council tax has been rising at horrendous rates. One brave man, a retired soldier made a stand and what happens to him the day after Remembrance day.....read here

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles /news/news.html?in_article_id=416208&in_page_i d=1770&ico=Homepage&icl=TabModule&icc=NEWS&ct= 5

[sandbach99]

Corby If this is his only income his increase on both pensions would have amounted to about �10 per week, about the same as the monthly rise in his council tax.
Therefore the other 3 weeks increases would have had to pay for the increases in essentials like the water rates, gas, electric, food let alone the less essential like house insurance and bus or car expenses. This is what the pensioners are objecting to the erosion each year of the disposable income left after essentials are paid. Plus some pensioners, unlikely in this case, have to pay huge bills to pay for local government sevices, like home help which over the last few years have ceased to be subsidised,

Why the h*** should he have to move to a cheaper property this is the typical reaction of a younger person, he has lived there over 30 years, it suits him, he is probably unlikely to find a cheaper property in which he would be happy and why should he move to pay for bills which are out of control.

One way all local and county councils could save money is by stopping the 'expenses' most councillors claim and go back to the system where you became a councillor out of a sense of public duty not to have a second income

[THECORBYLOON]

Why should he be allowed to pick and choose the laws he obeys? Why does he think he is so special that he should not pay to receive all the services that millions of others pay for every week? What if he refused to pay his renewal house insurance because he thought the premium to be too high, would you still expect the Insurers to pay out in the event of a claim?

If he lived in a smaller house, his Council Tax would be lowerler, his heating expenses would be lower and his water rates would be lower.

His own wife does not agree wi him so don't tell me it's my age that influences ma views.

[gavinbecky]

I don't care less whether they have fought in a war or are a hero of war. This doesn't mean we should let people off of paying taxes.

There are thousands of other pensioners out there in a worst position than him who DO pay their taxes.

What if a 25 year old who had been to Iraq and fought in the war out there refused to pay his council tax and was on 8k Army Pension..would everyone say he shouldn't pay his council tax, would everyone be up in arms if he went to prison?

People need to get off this trip that because someone is a pensioner or who has fought in a war should somehow be exempt from prsion or any other form of punishment dished out by the establishment.