Originally Posted by
ShyTorque
PDR - we in UK are short of housing. We have an NHS that is swamped. Moving abroad eases the load. So why financially penalise those who paid in, vacate a house and are no longer a burden on the health service?
Because they are no longer contributing to the UK economy. And typically these expats come running back toi the UK any time they need "serious" medical treatment (hip replacements, heart bypass, personality implant etc) because it's "free" here rather than paying several grand to have it done in their chosen Elysium.
PDR