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Originally Posted by Marsh.
Tbf, I agree to an extent.
Whether you get it free should be judged on your individual circumstances, not on your age.
There are old and young people more than capable of paying, and old and young people who can't afford it.
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Hi Marsh.
I agree with your 2nd paragraph.
Then again, I think the infernal thing should be scrapped for all.
I've no sympathy with the BBC, I think all its coverage and programming has gone down anyway.
Sports, watching that does my head in the way they switch channels etc during say Wimbledon.
Cut out so many presenters on shows too.
Are 2 really needed for things like Strictly.
Just going for advertising like everyone else.
There'll be companies clamouring to get spots in things like EastEnders for example.
To your first point which is valid.
The thing is, the over 75s were given free licences.
They were assured by this government in 2017, pensioner issues would be protected at least to the next election.
Now it's not.
So in that, it is unfair and I say wrong to remove this now and within the next year too.
I agree there are pensioners who could easily afford to pay it.
The governnents of both Parties agreed to make it free for all over 75.
For then just the older pensioners, not all pensioners.
I accept someone unemployed could have less than pensioners and still have to pay this atrocious just under £155, of this dinosaur tax.
It's infuriating that someone who has one TV and on around £150 a week.
Have to pay that £154.50 a year just to watch that TV.
While millionaires can have multiple TVs in near mansions and still only have to pay that £154.50.
For me, it's time this was scrapped once and for all and the BBC forced to work in the 21st century.
Like everything and everyone else..
This will lead to pensioners likely being dragged to court.
The elderly if alone can get into difficulties.
Sadly things like memory problems, dementia hit rich and poor pensioners alike.
There'll be no sympathy for them from the truly rotten and vile TV Licensing company.
It will be a disgrace when it happens and pensioners get summoned to court.
This is a terrible broken promise from the government, that this would be in place until 2022 at least.
As to the Pensioners saying they'd be happy to pay it.
Well nothing has stopped them doing so, so why haven't they done so already voluntarily.
Equally pension credit.
The government knows more pensioners should be claiming that, many haven't claimed it.
It's around 3 in 10 who should have it.
So ending the universal free over 75s TV licences, is going to cause hardship and likely worse for some even poorer pensioners.
Is this really what a caring society does to its much older citizens.
Just scrap the thing, penalise the BBC, not pensioners.