The true cost of the free medical cards for the over-70's ?

[bagel]

Are Ireland's cheapskate pensioners gobbling free Viagra, ag marcaiocht like billy-o, catching a dose and then leaving us poor taxpayers to foot the bill ?


THE INCREASED use by older men of drugs to reverse erectile dysfunction may be producing an unexpected side effect. The incidence of sexually transmitted diseases for men and women in the 50-90 age group has doubled over the past decade.
Cases of syphilis, chlamydia and gonorrhoea rose sharply during the 2000s, according to a study published this morning in the British Medical Journal .
Source Sexual diseases rise among elderly - The Irish Times - Fri, Feb 03, 2012


The rate of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) has more than doubled among middle-aged adults and the elderly over the last decade......
One cause may be the increased popularity of erectile dysfunction drugs that have made sex possible for millions of aging men.
Source Sex and the Elderly: STD Risk Often Ignored | IRISHTIMEZ.COM - Breaking the truth from Ireland ...


Is it any wonder there's so many oul wans on hospital trolleys ?

[Norman Bates]

Aul' wans is right. Dirty aul' divils. Can nobody grow old gracefully nowadays? Mutton trying to be lamb. [Pity there are no figures for Ireland - those figures relate to UK?]

I blame it all on this guy. Everybody thinks they can be a minor Hugh Heffner:

[bagel]

If any poster observed a cluster of OAP's at an STD clinic please tell

[Aindriu]

You do bloody well realise that all those over 70's were here during the times when tax rates were 60%!?! They have PAID for their medical cards many times over!

[neveragain]

We went through our young years being told it was a sin and that we would burn in hell for it.

We were told if we took self pleasure that we would go blind or it would fall off.

After going through all that and now having the chance to make up for lost opportunities we are accused (once again) of being a burden on the state.

Maybe they (the government) should consider putting us down. Would that suit bagel?

[bagel]

You do bloody well realise that all those over 70's were here during the times when tax rates were 60%!?! They have PAID for their medical cards many times over!

Yes, i do.
Between paye, prsi, youth employment levy and the aib bailout I paid in excess of 65% during that period.

There is a popular myth in this country that OAP's have more than paid their way.
People don't seem to realise that many of the current crop of OAP's spent most of their lives working in the home as housewives, as was the default situation in that era.
Perhaps 60% max of OAP's contributed to the exchequer.

Then, as apparently now, they spent a lot of time in the saddle.

[kerdasi amaq]

You do bloody well realise that all those over 70's were here during the times when tax rates were 60%!?! They have PAID for their medical cards many times over!

but, the politicians have already spent all that money.

[bob3367]

You do bloody well realise that all those over 70's were here during the times when tax rates were 60%!?! They have PAID for their medical cards many times over!

The old 60% tax rate, I paid 58% tax plus PRSI and am not entitled to s medical card.

[Aindriu]

You will be when you reach 70 though bob3367

[bob3367]

You will be when you reach 70 though bob3367

I may not reach 70, the cancer may see to that.....reason is means, my wife earns, and I have investments, but those are over looked for the over 70's.

Equality my arse.