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  • Over-60 bedroom blockers 'should be taxed out of their homes' to encourage them to leave

    10/19/2011 11:18:12 PM PDT · by 2ndDivisionVet · 40 replies
    The London Daily Mail ^ | October 19, 2011 | Steve Doughty
    Older people should be taxed out of their family homes to free up space for younger generations, says a report backed by Labour. It argues that 'empty nesters' in their 60s are taking up too much room and should be 'encouraged' by a new 'land tax' to downsize to smaller homes. The call comes from the Intergenerational Foundation, a left-leaning think-tank that aims to 'promote fairness between generations'. Labour MP Tessa Jowell sponsored the report's launch in a Commons hospitality room yesterday, saying the current situation ran against Ed Miliband's vision for Britain. But the 'bedroom blocker' plan drew condemnation...