When it comes to social care, politicians need to stop fearing the elderly

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : Some people assume that they will be cared for on the NHS; others believe they have already "paid in" through National Insurance.
53% : People often ask me why it has taken so long for any government to tackle social care.
52% : Stinging the young to pay for the old wasn't the best way to pay for social care.
51% : Can he revolutionise the NHS and social care, not just pump money in?
49% : For the past 50 years, citizens of industrialised countries have expected that if they worked hard and paid tax, they would get rising living standards, a welfare safety net and a pension.
48% : His raid on National Insurance, which takes the UK's tax burden to a historic high, was devised to tiptoe around the grey vote which skews Conservative.
44% : Almost 20 years after Tony Blair promised to "fix" social care, Boris Johnson has grasped the nettle -- and seen his poll ratings fall.
44% : The passionate rows within the Conservative party over social care reflect the fear that older voters will resist any assault on their wealth -- but also the recognition that many are grandparents, who are deeply concerned about the impact of high borrowing and tax upon future generations.
44% : We urgently need to update our welfare state to reflect the fact that many older people are still working -- and should not be exempt from National Insurance -- while others are beset by chronic disease and do need support.
38% : Home-owners' determination to fortify these castles against the taxman has been a major obstacle to social care reform.

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