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The trouble exits with overs 65 remaining in work blocking youth employment and claiming a double whammy wage and pensions ,in some case a triple whammy wages , company pension and state pension , madness,they do pay more tax though ,nice life though if you can get it.
Bugger all to do with Brexit that pain awaits us .
Biggest con for who? Those working now that have to pay for 30 years of people sitting on their arse. Or those that only had to pay for 10 years of someone sitting on their arse, but get to sit on their arse for 30, just 5 years later?
Oh and there is now twice as many people to pay for. So we have to pay for them for longer and more.
Just smoke do drugs and be fat, wont have to worry about retirement then.... You wont make it.
Last edited by Barry Dragon; 29-11-16 at 14:17.
As has been mentioned earlier, the problem is the pensions that are around today were based on the assumption that people would live for a handful of years after retiring.
Now the average person is living around 20 years and some even more. Some for considerably longer than they actually worked for.
As a result, over their working lives, this generation didn't pay enough in taxes for this unforseen increase or for the massive increase in medical costs that comes with it.
Additionally they hold so much voter power due to better turnout and just big numbers generally that politicians won't reduce the pensions.
But do people realise how completely ****ed we are projected to be in 30 years time. I think there is a good chance that when people look back at this period of history, they will condemn a few generations as being hideously selfish and wilfully blind to the problems they were causing through their own personal greed. I can't blame individuals, society shaped them but there is a lot of grandstanding about this ("I am voting XYZ for my kids futures") but no evidence of any action.
Current system is massively unfair on people who have a high chance of dropping dead before 75, presumably medical research will enable more accurate insight into ones personal chance of illness/disease and therefore make it crystal clear who is getting ****ed over.
Frankly when I look at the state of most people who are 85+ I hope I am long gone by then.