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It's also progressive, in that it targets those who have the means to pay
It's sort of progressive. But it's also target those not fortunate enough to just drop dead. People have already paid for their care by funding the NHS - the point of which at that age should be to diversify away the risk of you being the one that has the lingering disease that eats all your famillies resources.
However, if you're going to make them pay, then yes, means test it by all means - that's progressive. However, remove the risk of the type of illness playing being more of a determining factor than their income.
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You're right. You can't take it with you after all. It's an utterly reasonable and sensible policy. It's also progressive, in that it targets those who have the means to pay. But it's also unconservative. It says a lot about May's judgement that she let it into the manifesto.
I'm absolutely sure that the drop in the polls since the story blew up is ageing Tory voters - a very important Tory demographic - switching allegiance because they realise that the party isn't on their side after all.
Meanwhile some of Labour's current policies (such as non-means tested abolition of tuition fees) will directly benefit the rich. Can't help feeling there's a delicious irony in all of this...