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Forum: Canada
Jan 6th 2008, 4:47 pm
Replies: 47
Views: 4,141
Posted By dbd33

Re: Petition result for UK State Pensions in Canada

It was a question, I haven't assumed the answer.



I suppose should have said "primarily", I believe I also pay some niggardly amount in UK taxes on some business we do there. I know we pay...
Forum: Canada
Jan 5th 2008, 10:50 pm
Replies: 47
Views: 4,141
Posted By dbd33

Re: Petition result for UK State Pensions in Canada

And, in consequence, you feel engaged with the UK, more so than with another country?
Forum: Canada
Jan 5th 2008, 10:21 pm
Replies: 47
Views: 4,141
Posted By dbd33

Re: Petition result for UK State Pensions in Canada

You aint 'eard the football crowdish delivery. "And did them feet in ancient time..."
Forum: Canada
Jan 5th 2008, 10:08 pm
Replies: 47
Views: 4,141
Posted By dbd33

Re: Petition result for UK State Pensions in Canada

Thank you but in truth I sing Jerusalem alone. Swiss-Canadian children, American partner, awful voice; no one will stand with me.
Forum: Canada
Jan 5th 2008, 9:52 pm
Replies: 47
Views: 4,141
Posted By dbd33

Re: Petition result for UK State Pensions in Canada

Not everything that went before. We, for example, still hold hands and sing Jerusalem when the circumstances demand, but it does mean one has abandoned one's country, yes, plainly so. Neither of us,...
Forum: Canada
Jan 5th 2008, 5:25 pm
Replies: 47
Views: 4,141
Posted By dbd33

Re: Petition result for UK State Pensions in Canada

It's not a double standard, I just don't think people should emigrate and then expect to enjoy the benefits of not emigrating such as an index linked pension. As discussed before, I think the UK...
Forum: Canada
Jan 5th 2008, 5:21 pm
Replies: 47
Views: 4,141
Posted By dbd33

Re: Petition result for UK State Pensions in Canada

Obviously so. I'm abroad.
Forum: Canada
Jan 5th 2008, 1:14 pm
Replies: 47
Views: 4,141
Posted By dbd33

Re: Petition result for UK State Pensions in Canada

My point is that, in choosing to move to Canada you made a raft of other consequent choices, if indexing of pensions was important you should not have moved here. You could have bonked an American,...
Forum: Canada
Jan 5th 2008, 3:06 am
Replies: 47
Views: 4,141
Posted By dbd33

Re: Petition result for UK State Pensions in Canada

If it was important to you, you could have chosen to go to the US and have collected the indexed pension. It obviously wasn't that important since you chose to forego the indexing by moving to...
Forum: Canada
Jan 5th 2008, 3:02 am
Replies: 47
Views: 4,141
Posted By dbd33

Re: Petition result for UK State Pensions in Canada

It's a well worn argument here. Firstly, you can hardly claim to have properly paid in for the benefit when you've fled the country, either you're a British tax payer or you're an exile, becoming the...
Forum: Canada
Jan 4th 2008, 6:47 pm
Replies: 47
Views: 4,141
Posted By dbd33

Re: Petition result for UK State Pensions in Canada

My parents also briefly considering moving but, oh my, they've done well by staying. They live better in the UK on their various pensions than I can hope to while working in Canada.
Forum: Canada
Jan 4th 2008, 4:30 pm
Replies: 47
Views: 4,141
Posted By dbd33

Re: Petition result for UK State Pensions in Canada

People who chose Canada after the policy was established have no grounds for complaint, if an indexed linked pension was so terribly important to them they could have moved somewhere else or stayed...
Forum: Canada
Jan 3rd 2008, 4:30 pm
Replies: 47
Views: 4,141
Posted By dbd33

Re: Petition result for UK State Pensions in Canada

Wanna know what I think?
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