Daily Mirror

Is this a good idea?

Tory MP Damian Green has called for an “age tax” amounting to around £364 a year for the over-40s to fund OAP care.

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YES 8%

NO 92%

No. We don’t need more taxes on the poor and middle earners. MIKE CLEVERLY

No. Cut MPs’ salaries to provide the extra funding as they are overpaid for what they do. KEVIN GLENNIE

No. The Tories again trying to grab taxes from the ordinary person in the street. TONY PEARSON

Yes. It won’t be popular but elderly care needs to be adequately funded somehow. KEITH WHITEHEAD

Yes. Surely, this is better than people having to sell their homes? BEN DIXON

No. If the NHS and social care were properly funded, he wouldn’t be asking hardworkin­g people to pay extra. GAZZA59

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