So it's National Insurance then

[Wash DC Blue]

You could also take the view that if you have plenty of savings why should the state fund your every need so that you can pass on your wealth to your kids.

Because they have paid into the system for their WORKING lives.
It’ should be owed to them.
Their frugality or smart investments should go to what the **** they want.

[Eric Cartman]

Because they have paid into the system for their WORKING lives.
It’ should be owed to them.
Their frugality or smart investments should go to what the **** they want.

You understand we live in a Ponzi scheme right? What we hand out to people who don't need it today can't be spent on a) people who do or b) advancing society so that everybody can live a better life in the future. There isn't 'a pot' as some people like to say. We have an ageing population and haven't spent one second planning for it, even if we had previously had a government willing to look beyond one term, people would have voted against a pragmatic approach anyway.

[Doucas]

Because they have paid into the system for their WORKING lives.
It’ should be owed to them.
Their frugality or smart investments should go to what the **** they want.

Young people are going to work all their lives for lower wages, worse housing, worse pensions and for longer so I really don't care if for once the older generation takes a hit.

[Feedback]

Because they have paid into the system for their WORKING lives.
It’ should be owed to them.
Their frugality or smart investments should go to what the **** they want.

say that with a straight face