Quote Originally Posted by Feedback View Post
the point here is that the NICs paid by today's pensioners were based on life expectancy after retirement of 5 may be 10 years. We are now seeing pensioners live well into their 90s, meaning the cost of their pension is 3x what it was originally thought to be. You factor in social care and health care costs too and suddenly you appreciate today's pensioners have paid in nowhere near enough.

the issue is that pensioners forma huge voting block, and governments are scared of upsetting the block for fear of losing large swathes of votes.

something had to be done, although whether the way to finance it was the way chosen by this government is debatable.
I think this is sticking plaster

Pensioners tend to vote tory and read the daily mail

If there were tax rises across the board , which is needed to claw things back , then half the country would be up in arms

The tories have been in charge for 11 years now , they have to break out of this no tax increases nonsense